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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: danlami esq <danlami_esq2003@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:37:10 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ITS URGENT--CALL ME ON TEL-+22507907843---DANLAMI MOHAMED ESQ .



SUB-ITS VERY VERY URGENT ....SEND THE TRANSFER RECIEPTS YOU USE TO SEND MONEY TO MY PROVIDED ACCOUNT TO THE BANK IN CYPRUS FOR CONFIRMATION AND WITHDRAWAL WITHOUT ANY DELAY.
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ATTN-MR JUSTIN THYME

CODE-SPECTRUM IS GREEN-42

SIR,

NOTE YOU SAID THE MONEY IS ON TRANSIT TO MY PROVIDED ACCOUNT IN CYPRUS BUT PLEASE I NEED THE TRANSFER RECIEPTS TO ENABLE ME RETRIEVE THE MONEY FROM THE ACCOUNT HOLDER.

SEND ME THE TRANSFER RECIEPTS OF THE MONEY YOU TRANSFER TO CYPRUS TO ENABLE ME GET THE FINANCE AND MANDATE THE BANK TO ENDORSE THE PAYMENT DRAFT WHICH ALREADY HAVE BEEN FILLED IN YOUR NAME AND FAVOUR.

I ADVISE YOU TO REACH ME ON MY DIRECT PHONE FOR SOUND VERBAL UPDATIONS AND CLEARIFICATIONS BECAUSE I CANNOT CLAIM THE MONEY YOU SEND TO ME IF YOU DONT SEND ME THE RECIEPT.

MR JUSTIN THYME DONT WASTE ANY FURTHER TIME IF YOU WANT THIS TO BE A SUCCESS ATTACHED ME THE PAYMENT TRANSFER SLIP TO MY PROVIDED ACCOUNT IN CYPRUS TO ENABLE ME GET THE MONEY WHICH YOU CLAIMED YOU HAVE TRANSFER.

WE NEED TO TALK GIVE ME YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER FOR IMMEDIATE VERBAL CLEARIFICATIONS TO ENABLE ME MAKE SURE YOU RECIEVE YOUR
$25 MILLION DRAFT PAYMENT CHEQUE CERTIFIED ENDORSED AND CONFIRMABLE IN YOUR FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT.

IF YOU ARE SURE THE MONEY IS ON TRANSIT TO CYPRUS THEN SEND ME THE TRANSFER PAYMENT SLIP FROM YOUR BANK TO ENABLE ME RETRIEVE THE MONEY FROM THE ACCOUNT HOLDER.DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

DO THIS IMMEDIATELY THERE IS NO SINGLE TIME TO DELAY SINCE IF YOU ARE SURE YOU SEND THE MONEY ON FRIDAY BY NOW IT SUPPOSE TO REACH MY PROVIDED ACCOUNT SO SEND ME THIS REQUIRED TRANSFER PAYMENT RECIEPTS FROM YOUR BANK THEN I WILL ASURE YOU EVERYTHING WILL BE OK.

NOTE IMMEDIATELY I RECIEVE THE SAID FINANCE TO COMPLETE ALL THE LEGETIMATE ENDORSEMENTS AND PROCESS AND PROCURE THE AFFIDAVIT OF FUND OWNERSHIP ON YOUR NAME TO AVOID ANY FORM OF HINDRANCE DURING REMITTANCE CONFIRMATIONS TO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT DETAILS.

HAVE A BLESSED DAY AS I WISH YOU CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

YOURS SINCERE AND TRUELY IN PROGRESS

DANLAMI MOHAMED ESQ

TEL-+22507907843.

NB-SEND ME THE RECIEPTS IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT ANY SINGLE DELAY.


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