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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: "M T. Willson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imfor_2000@globomail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:19:12 +0100
Subject: Good day,

Good day,

I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund transferred to a Swiss account.

However, I did not forget your past effort to assist me, despite the fact that it failed us somehow.

I have therefore kept the sum of US$2.500,000.00 in a Cashier Cheque with my Lawyer on your behalf,

So you can contact him on the information below:

Contact person: Bar Yaro A.Babamutum
Email: (bar_yaro.a.babamutum@w.cn)

Contact him and ask him to send you the sum of two Million Five Hundred United States Dollars in a cashier Cheque.

Please do let me know immediately you received and cash your fund so that we can share the joy together. In the moment, I am very busy here in Switzerland because of the investment projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand.

Best regards,
M T. Willson
Pan Euro Mortgage and Finance.

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