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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: "Dr. Frank Bott" <info@compensation.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jerry_frank@live.com
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:36:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: NOTE: CONTACT DR. DAVID WILSON ON THE EMAIL BELOW TO GET YOUR
FIRST PAYMENT




Hello,

Now we have arranged your payment of ($850,000.00) Eight hundred and
fifty thousand united state dollars in bank draft payment to be sent to
you through western union money transfer payment: Your payment will
sending to you by western union, the amount you will receive per day is (
$4500..00).

The ministry of trust funds of United State will send you the currently
standards track details you need to pick up your ( $4500.00) payment by
western union, you will receive every day till you receive the
($400,000.00) united state dollars, now no need to send you this bank
draft because you can not be able to cash it out due to the fact that it
cannot or may not be cashed out before the year runs out, now you are free
to comply with ELECTRON FINANCE payment office on this email:(
mrdavid.wilson107@yahoo.it ) however, kindly contact the below person who
is in position to release your payment by western union per ( $4,500.00) a
day.

NOTE: CONTACT DR. DAVID WILSON ON THE EMAIL BELOW TO GET YOUR FIRST PAYMENT

Western Union Department
Dr David Wilson,
Electron Financial Banking,
mrdavid.wilson107@yahoo.it

The financial western union payment center has been mandated to issue out
your payment and you have to stop any further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

Note that the administrator payment need this details from you to process
your payment:
Receiver name————
Country————–
City————-
Tell phone—————
Test question—————
Answer————-

Comply now because as soon as you sent this required details to Dr Ron
Marra, He will start sending your payment by western union,just call me as
soon as you get this mail.

Regards.
DAVID WILSON

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