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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: "peter what is your name" <petermary6@nsk.biz>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 22:51:26 +0200
Subject: your compensation contact secetray.


Hello my good friend.


How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this
mail meets you in a perfect condition. You may not understand why this mail
came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have receive an email
from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which
we never concluded.


I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
usiness has been concluded with another person who financed it to a logical
conclusion. I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of
fund into your account due to one reason or the other best to known you. But
I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my
bank to my new partner's account in London that was capable of assisting me
in this great venture. Due to your effort, sincerity,courage and trust
worthinessyou showed during the course of the transaction I want to
compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $1.2Million. I
have left an international certified bank draft for you worth about
$1.2Million ,cashable anywhere in the world. My dear friend I will like you
to contact my secretary Mr. HARRY EMMA (harryemma2102@yahoo.fr) for the
collection of this international certified bank draft have authorized to
release the international certified bank draft to you as soon as you contact
him regarding this issue.



At the moment, I 'm very busy he! re because of the investment projects
which myself and the new partner are having at hand. Please I will like you
to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.
Also comply with Mr.Brown Paul so that he will send the draft to you
without any delay.


CONTACT: Mr HARRY EMMA

Phone Number+229-938 66 940.
ADDRESS: No 4 coopreaton drive dolphins Estate Benin Republic
EMAIL:( harryemma2102@yahoo.fr)



Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your
address where you want him to send the draft to you. You can send your
banking information if you need your fund to be transfered to you as bank to
bank transfer.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.

Mr Peter Mary

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