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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: "johnphilips75" <johnphilips75@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:02:44 -0600
Subject: You will be glad to hear this good news from me.


Dear Friend,
Longest time, how are you?
I'm exceedly glad to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from switzerland,
Presently I’m in switzerland for investment, with my own share of the total money. meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts in helping to get the fund retrive and transfer into your bank account then but it failed us some how.
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Now you can contact my secretary in benin republic cotonou, his name is maxwell rohdes e-mail; maxrohdes@myway.com tell him to send you the cheque written in your name,the amount is total sum of ($1.250m) one million two hundred and fifty thousand UNITED STATES DOLLARS, which I drafted in your name as a compensation,
for all your efforts then in attempts to asissit me.I real appreciate your effort at that very time. So feel free and get in touch with him, also send your informations to him where he can send you the draft.
do let me know immediately you receive the cheque and cashed the money so that we can share the happiness together, after all the stress we pass through then was much, at moment, I’m very busy here in switzerland, because of the investment projects we are having at moment,
finally remember to give your othentic informations to the secretary to enable him send the draft successful to you.
Best regards
Eng.John C.PHILIP

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