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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: "MR PETER COLE MR PETER COLE" <mr_peter_cole06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mr_peter_cole01@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:10:46 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY.

Dear sir,

I am Mr. peter cole. a business consultant and my client a
foreigner who was a contractor with the Federal Ministry of
Petroleum, Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC),
who died in a fatal accident with his family, his wife and two of his kids
and have all been buried since 2005 and up till now I could not locate any
of his relation as he made his wife the next of kin and both of them died on
the
accident.

Based on this I want to source for a reliable person that
will receive his funds that is in a fixed deposit account as the next of
kin,
for me to move this funds to abroad for investment, so that his account will
not be frozen by the end of this year if no one comes up to claim this
funds, for such I want to make you the next of kin to Mr. Robert C.Wayleen
urgently
for the claim of this funds for investment in your country or any where in
abroad as I am in position to process the funds transfer
documents to your name as the next of kin.

The amount that involved is Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars to invest in your country. you are entitle to 30% for using
your name and account to receive this funds and 10% set aside for our both
expense to be incurred during the transfer process. You are 100% risk free
as transfer will be done legally.

If you are interested and can handle this transfer you reply for more
details for this transfer.

Regards,

Mr. peter cole.

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