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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: "Dr.Edward Thomas" <dr_edwardthomas001@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:59:47 +0100 (BST)
Subject: TREAT URGENTLY FROM DR EDWARD THOMAS


Dear Mrs.Berg

How is your family today I hope all is well with you and your family? I received your email your Information is well Noted Before I will go ahead and give you more Information about this transaction you advise to follow the rules and Regulation of this transaction to enable us give you more Information on how to apply to the Bank as the real Beneficiary of the sum of $6.5.Million.For your Information this transction is very Important and it will only take one week to conclud this is the resin we need an honest person that will respart our agreement as soon as you received this fund in your account because this is for Inverstmant pupose and is the only hope of my family and My Partnes that involve in this transction Following Below is the direction as soon as we received your Information the Contact Information of the Bank will Relase to you to enable you apply for the transfer because of the Amount Involve and the Paernalites Involve .

Following Below you advise to Go ahead and send your full Information

1. Your full Name and address
2. Your account Information Company or Personal
3. Your Direct Telephone Number
4. A Copy of your International Passport or Your National Drivers Licence

As soon as we received this Information it will enable us to give you the Contact Information were this fund is Deposited do to the amount involve. For your Information the only thing we need in this transaction is honest because we don’t want the Federal Government know that this fund belong to late Beneficiary to avoid them to give Instruction to the Bank to Transfer the fund to the Government Account this is the resin why we need an honest person that will Respect out Agreement as soon as the Bank Transfer this fund into your account as the real Beneficiary of the fund. Thank you for your Understanding.

Regards

Dr Edward Thomas
Telephone 22 99 3159938


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