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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 Moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <john_howard1932@live.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:46:07 +0200
Subject: Please Contact Mr John Howard For Your Draft Now.

Please Contact Mr John Howard Now.

Dear 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 received
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 business 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 known to you.But I want to inform you that
I have successfully transferred the fund out of the security company 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 trustworthiness you showed
during the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my
gratitude to you with the sum of $600,000.00. I have left an international
certified bank draft for you worth about $600,000.00 cashable anywhere in
the world.

My dear friend I will like you to contact Mr John Howard Day 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 here because
of the investment projects which myself and my new partner are having at
hand.Please I will like you to comply with Mr Howard so that
he will send the draft to you without any delay.

CONTACT: Mr John Howard Day
EMAIL: johnhoward1932@live.com
PHONE: +234 805 104 2530

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your
address where you want him to send the draft to you.Thanks and God bless
you and your family. I am very busy now i may not reply to any email you send me for
somtime.

Best Regards
David Moore.

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