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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: "James Borg" <james_borg002@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: james.borg@sify.com
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:00:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Good Day

Dear Friend,


I had to contact you after praying over this situation. However is not
mandatory is only if the Lord has touched you to help.


I would like to introduce myself first. I am James Borg (Mr.) a Swedish
Citizen and a widower. I am one of the post war contractors in Iraq. I
have been recently diagnosed of Cancer and diabetes which is slowly
collapsing my health condition. I am presently in a hospital. Though it’s
a very sad and long story but I will cut it short for your quick and easy
understanding. My wife and only child (Elvis) who was a young journalist
was murdered in an insurgent bomb attack in Iraq. With the nature of my
sickness right now I may not survive to fulfill my late wife wish which is
to cater for the motherless babies and charity organizations.


I am seeking for who will diligently carry out this will of God for me
hence the Twenty Seven million,Two Hundred and Fifteen Thousand United
States Dollars ($27,215.000) left in a Finance Firm will not be useful to
me when am gone. What is required of you is your honesty, trust and
sincerity and also look at this busniess as your own. You can keep 20% of
this money for your personal use, while the rest will give to the
motherless babies and any other charity organization of your choice for a
national non-governmental organization (NGO) with the primary purpose of
undertaking a variety of development and community mobilization programmes
and gaining a wealth of experience in implementing diverse development
programmes in the world such as supporting community development
initiatives, skills training and income-generating activities for less
privilaged women, micro-finance, agriculture and food security, providing
assistance to amputees and supporting vulnerable groups and communities.
Better still, invest the money in any profitable business of your choice
and use the profit accrued to carryout this noble course that will help
the the less privilaged community.


May God Almighty Guide and protect you.


In God We Trust
Mr.James Borg.




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