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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.david" <david141@att.net>
Reply-To: davidnattani@hosanna.net
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:02:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I'LL BE GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have a new parcel of about 1,680 carats of Rough Diamond Stones of Angolan Origin, and sapphires which I also got from Ilakaka in southwest of Malagasy Capital. Antananarivo.
In the issue of the rough diamond.

* The Rough Diamond consists of 1,680 Carats.
* The Colors are D, H, K and L.
* The 1,680 Carats consists of 112 stones.
* The small sizes range from 3 .7 carat and
The largest is up to 42 carats.

We can negotiate the final price based upon your selection because it seems that you or your buyer would want only the big sizes.
This might not be your area of business but with the prices, you can buy and resell to the end buyers. I just need overseas buyers.
Can you also give me your direct telephone number to call you? When and how fast will you be in Johannesburg if we schedule to meet?

I wait for your reply or call with all the answers to my question for us to move on and close the deal.

Regards,

David .K Nattani
0027-786-011-431
Call me

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