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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: Gary Daniel <mr.garydaniel92@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gdgarydaniel93@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 03:55:34 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: COMPENSATION............



Dear Friend.
 
I have to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay though i tried my best to involve you in the business last time, but God decided the whole situations. Presently I'm in Paraguay now for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile,i didn't forget your little past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
 
kindly contact my secretary Mrs Aisha Ruben in Burkina through her email at, mrsaisha_ruben@yahoo.com Ask her to send you the total amount of $800.000.00 united state Dollars confirmable international Bank draft cheque, which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciate your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mrs Aisha Ruben and instruct her where to send the Check to you.

in the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that check draft, so feel free to get in touch with Mrs Aisha Ruben. she will send the amount to you without any delay.

Kindly re-confirm your malling postal receiving address where you want them to locate you as soon as the delivery agent  arrive to your country with your check draft,
because you are going to receive the bank draft check through international currier delivery services.


Regards,

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