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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: "desmond eyadema" <desmond_eyadema71@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: desmond_eyademaw5@trademafia.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:11:46 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED, A CRY FOR HELP:


Dear Friend,

Better days greetings to you and your entire family and i pray that may the
almighty lord guard you and your family.
I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am
DESMOND EYADEMA,The Ex late PRESIDENT SON OF TOGO, I call you in respect of
my consignment boxes in DUBAI, which I want you to assist me and stand as my
foreign beneficiary to receive my fund over there in DUBAI, this fund am
writing you about is $37.5million U.S.Dollars which my late father deposited
under GHANA HIGH COMMISSION for I and my mother, and Mr.JOHNSON ASCOT who
was suppose to receive this consignment in DUBAI, Was demanding for 50%
which I and my mother did not agree on for anyreason,that was why we have to
stop the delivery to him immediately, and search for another Beneficiary who
can help us on this.

I will give you 20% for the total fund involve for your
assistance,because that was the former agreement we have with our foreign
partner. Mr.JOHNSON ASCOT before he later change is mind because of his
greed that is why i and my mother put a stop to the delivery to him ,please
if you are willing to help me, kindly reply me for more details.

Thanks and God Bless.

Yours Sincerely
Desmond Eyadema

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