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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: Catrina Dasilver <catrina_dasilver@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:02:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Thanks for the mail..



Hello Dr. Cravin D Moorhead,

Thanks for the reconfirmation of my message, I want you to know that my doctors are trying thier best and i believe in all what you have said but nevertheless i still want you to be the new beneficiary of the funds and the property because i don't know when and time i will be meeting my God and i don't want to waste time anymore because i believe that's the way God want's it to be.

So please if you are still interested in what i'm offering please do get back to me so that i can direct you to my lawyer for more instruction on how to the fund and the other property would be handover to you. Thoe i will tell him about you as soon as i get intouch with him so that you won't be new person to him whn you contact him.

Waiting to hear from you soon.
Thanks.
Mrs Catrina Dasilver






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