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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: "Mr. Derrick Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <postfredrickmark@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:02:16 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY

Dear Friend,

This might sound strange to you but go through it as it might interest you as the Lord directed me to contact you. I hope all is well together with your family, if so glory be to God almighty.

It is my pleasure to inform you that i have succeeded in transferring those funds out of my country with the assistance of a Japanese investor. Presently I'm in Japan for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring these funds despite that it failed us some how as we did not conclude the transaction together due to some factors.

Now contact my secretary (Mr. Fredrick Mark) in London by e-mail; {postfredrickmark@gmail.com} or call him on +44-7024025569 ask him to send you the total amount of $2,000,000.00 us dollars which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts you made to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my secretary i have instructed him to send the cheque to you. Know that it was issued in a certified bank draft cheque, which you will cash in any international bank approved or owned by government of any country.

Please do let me know immediately if you cash the money so that we can share the joy together after all the sufferings that we went through at that time. Right now, I am very busy because of the investment projects, which my new partner and myself are having at hand.

Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to send the draft cheque to you immediately, so feel free to get in touch with Mr. Fredrick Mark, he will send the money immediately to you without any delay.

Note, below here is the required information’s you will send to my secretary:

1. Your full names
2. Your house address
3. Your direct Telephone number.

Thank you and congratulations as God has done it.

Best Regards,
Mr. Derrick Johnson

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