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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: "Budhan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aracely02herinqez@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:08:44 -1200
Subject: ***SPAM*** PROJECT PROPOSAL???? I NEED YOUR HELP?

My name is MISS NICHOLA ANDREA BUDHAN. I,m a single female medical. I come from Jamaica Stingray City Jamaica is located 25 minutes east of Ocho Rios. I know you will be surprise to receive this message from complete stranger from Jamaica but it is a great pleasure writing and knowing you and I have decided to write you all about me and my position here and what I need you to do for me to get my fund and Gold Dust out for investment to enable me relocate in your area for living and investment..
 
 
Please if you can handle this project of transferring the Fund/Gold Dust kindly get back to me to enable me email you in complete details as this fund and gold is the only thing I can call my inheritance after the sudden death of my parent in the hand of the rebels.
 
Can we discuss on it and I need your private email address and direct mobile or phone line for us to discuss in details .
 
MY DATA: MY NAME: MISS NICHOLA ANDREA BUDHAN
MY BIRTH: 04/07/1990
MY OCCUPATION: MEDICAL SCIENTIST
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
NATIONALITY: JAMAICA
MY FATHER'S DATA: HIS NAME: MR.ALBERTO HERINQUEZ BUDHAN
OCCUPATION: EXPORTER OF GOLD AND HE DEPOSITED LARGE QUANTITY OF GOLD FOR ME IN THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND WE WILL DISCUSS ON THAT ONCE MY FUND IS CLEARED TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT  AND THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IS VALUED EURO9.5MILLION AND NEED YOUR HELP FOR THE TRANSFER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
AGE BEFORE HIS DEATH : 59
NATIONALITY: JAMAICA
DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT                              -           ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST
QUANTITY                            -           200 KILOGRAMS
QUALITY                               -            22. CARATS +
PURITY                                  -           94.22%
ORIGIN                                  -           BURKINA FASO
 
AGE BEFORE HIS DEATH : 59
NATIONALITY: REPUBLIC DE JAMAICA
I am going to email you my complete details, the copy of the lodgement document and the fund ownership document for you to know who is contacting you and the amountof money involved.
 
 
YOURS NICHOLA ANDREA BUDHAN
I WILL BE GLAD YOU CALL ME FOR  MORE DISCUSSION 00229-97689290.
 

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