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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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Fraud email example:

From: David Eric <jamdus23@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 10:36:32 +0100
Subject: Contact My Secretary For Your International Bank Draft



My dear Friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from South Korea. Presently I'm in South Korea for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin Rep his name is Mr Chioma Lewis on his email address below: { chiomalewis1@yahoo.dk }. Ask him to send you the total of $950.000.00 which I kept 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 intouch with my secretary and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Yours Faithfully. BARR. James Dusman
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