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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: "johnsino@terra.es" <johnsino@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:32:04 +0100 (MET)
Subject: let me know immediately you receive it



Dear Friend,

It is my pleasure to let you know about my success in getting those fund transffered under the cooperation of a new partner from Greece. Presently i'm in India for investment project. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assit me in transffering those funds despite that it failed us somehow.

Now contact my secretary Mr Edwin his email is chedwonne@yahoo.ca ask him to send you the total $950,000.00 certified bank draft which i raised in your favour for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.i appreciated your efforts at that time very much.so feel free and get intouched with my secretary Mr Edwin and give him your address where to send the draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time.in the moment,i'm very busy here because of the investment projects which i am having at hand, finally,remember that i left instruction to the secretary on your behalf,so feel free to get intouch with him without any delay, Cantact him immediately.

Best regards,
Dr. Johnson.





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