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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: "david champou" <davidchampou4@colombia.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:38:55 +0200
Subject: COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT


Good Day Friend ,
I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from DUBAI .Now, i
travel to Dubai concern my bussiness own share of the total money , due to
your enormous efforts to assist me transfer the money that time despite that
it fail us some how I and my new partner Mr. Morad Shamun Bruno conluded to
compensate you with the sum of $2.5m USD

I want you to contact my secretary on the information below
NAME;Neocr Eaton
E-MAIL;(neocreatonn@yahoo.co.nz).

Ask him to send you the total sum of ($2.5 million dollars) in A CASHIER'S
CHEQUE which I kept for your compensation.
contact him on his private Email address:(neocreatonn@yahoo.co.nz).
furnish him with your informations like;

Your full name.............
contact address..................
phone numbers....................
Mailing address...................
and occupation....................
picture.......................

Please let me know when you have receive you cheque
so we can both share the happiness together.
From Your former bussines partner,
Mr Steve Young.

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