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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: PRIVATE INVESTIGATION <privateinvestigation2005@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:24:07 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: GET IN TOUCH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.


Dear Amarjit Singh

We run a private investigation outfit here in Nigeria in affiliation with the Nigeria Police and the EFCC ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISION.We have helped many foriengers from the hands of this fraudulent and greedy nigerians who uses this fraudulence way to extort money from their victims all in the name of business transaction.Our Moto:DO NOT MAKE PAYMENT UNTIL YOU ARE SURE THAT THE TRANSACTION IS GENIUNE.We can help you as an insider to investigate that business and the people invovle here in Nigeria, if they are geniune or not before you make that payment that you will regret for the rest of your life.Please contact us as soon as possible if you are in dare need of our services and we will begin from that.If you need our help to investigateany business,individual or company in Nigeria.Please try and get in touch with us as soon as possible.


MR MUSA ABU

Director


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