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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: "charles soludo1" <charles1_s@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:07:21 +0100
Subject: central Bank, this is charles soludo my self

Hi  Friend.

 

This  is  charles  soludo  from  central  Bank.

 

i  decided  to  contact   you  to  inform  you   that  you  will  not  have  any  afraid   in  the  proccess  of  this  your  last  paper  because  we  have  already  make  it  to  be  ready  since  you   have  contact  me  while  decided  that  any  time  you  just  send  this  little  fee  we  must  send  the  paper  thesame  day  to  you  and  hsbc  bank  london  to  transfer  your  money.

 

i  must  advise  you  that  we  works  with  honesty   as  some  one  ho  worship  jesus  and  promise  you  that  if  you  can  fulfill  this  little  payment  as  it  was  already  come  down  now  for  payment  not  too  high  again.

 

we  must  help  you  if  you  can  send  this  little  fee  .

 

thanks   charles  soludo  cbn.

 

phone >  234-805-5462866.


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