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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: "John Peterson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnpeterson@tybitmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 16:02:47 -0700
Subject: Greetings

Hello my friend,

Greetings from Mr. John Peterson. How are you? I am writing to inform you of my success in getting the funds moved to America successfully, with a corporation of one Mary Montgomery in Guam, who took over the task when you dropped it. However, I did not forget all your endeavor and efforts you made to help facilitate this in the past before you eventually failed. I have compensated you with a sum of $50,000 US Dollars for your efforts; hope you are ok with that.
Please contact my former secretary now, Jo Emenike at: jo_emenike@hotmail.com


The money order is with him now, I gave him your contact email address but he is unable to reach you according to him, contact him now and he will send you the money order in amount of $50,000 or you can have him send it to you by western union, it is easier and faster.

I am out of the Country already because I have got to invest some of my money in one company that offered me a viable investment opportunity.

Thank you and God bless you.
John Peterson Sr.

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