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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: barryokafor@freenet.de
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:49:18 +0200
Subject: GOOD NEWS





My dear friend

How are you together with your family I hope that
all is well if so glory be to God amen.
It\'s been long I heard from
you. Well, I just want to use this medium to thank you very much for
your earlier assistance to help me in receiving the funds, without any
positive outcome. I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in
receiving the funds with the help of a new partner from Paraguay.


Everything was perfectly done because we strike a deal with one of the
Lady accountant who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and
she rendered a tremendous help to us. My new partner initiated this idea
and everything worked out successfully. In appreciation of your earlier
assistance to me in receiving the Funds.

I have decided to compensate
you with the sum of $1. Million in a Bank Draft of (one million Thousand
United States Dollars). This is from my own share. I did this simply to
show you that it is good to do good things to the right people always.
Presently, I am in Paraguay for investment project with my own share
under the advice of my partner.

Meanwhile, I didn\'t forget your past
efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite
that it failed us somehow. I will be sending you e-mail from time to
time to know if you have received your share or not. Now contact my
personal assistant secretary in Benin.
Here is my personal assistant
secretary contact in Benin contact him urgent for him to send the Bank
Draft to you immediately.

Bellow Is information to contact him,
Name
__Mr Joe Wallace
Telephone__ +229 93203422
Email___ (
joe_wallace12@yahoo.co.uk)
I look forwards to hear from you soonest as
you have get in touch with him ok.
Best Regards
Barrister William
Rich








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