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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. Hernando Carlos" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mosesgerrard@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 05:23:15 +0400
Subject: Good News From Mr. Hernando Carlos..

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Hernando Carlos, I am a Citizen of Brazil but base in United States of America, i am 55 years Old.

I am here to share my experience with you and i know you will also achieve enough from my experience, i am one of those that executed a CONTRACT in Nigeria years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $230,000.00USD trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, And I was directed to meet Barrister Gerrard Moses, who is the lawyer for the CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE, and I contacted him and he explained everything to me.

He told me that those people that is contacting us through emails are fake. Then he directed me to the paying bank, which is International Offshore Investment Bank (IOI BANK), and now I am the happiest man on earth, because I have received my CONTRACT funds of $15,000,000.00-(Fifteen Million United States Dollars only).

Moreover, Barrister Gerrard Moses, showed me the information of those that have not received their payment, and I saw your name and your email address on the next payment file, that why i decided to email you and tell you to contact Barrister Gerrard Moses so that he can help you to get your fund transfer to you as well.

Immediately that i received the $15,000,000.00USD inside my account, i quickly relocate to Brazil with my family to invest the money in my country, i am now in Brazil with my family, because i have to invest the $15,000,000.00-(Fifteen Million United States Dollars) in my country, i am now into buying and selling of estate in my country, so i will advise you to contact Barrister Gerrard Moses so that he can give you a helping hand in order for you to also receive your funds.

If you have been paying any money to anybody before, i will advise you to stop it now, because that is how i was paying some people in Nigeria before, and i thought they are going to help me, but they only scammed $230,000.00USD out of me, but i am happy today that i found the good man which is Barrister Gerrard Moses that made me to be able to receive my funds, and now i have forgotten all my sorrow.

Below is the contact of Barrister Gerrard Moses.

Name: Mr. Gerrard Moses (Barrister).
Email: mosesgerrard@yahoo.cn
Tel: +2347058034763

Quickly contact Barrister Gerrard Moses on the above information, i am very sure that he will help you because he is a good man and he will give you all the necessary information you will need in order to claim the funds successfully, and make sure you don't communicate with anybody again but the person above alone, i don't want you to be dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking you for different kind of money to complete your transfer, it is only Barrister Gerrard Moses that can give you the right steps to follow in order to receive your funds peacefully.

I wish you best of luck as you contact him, because me and my family has already been blessed.


Warm Regards
Mr. Hernando Carlos

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