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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. Jim Costa" <jimcosta31@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 22:53:37 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION FUNDS.

Hello my good friend,

How are you today?

You may not understand why this mail came to you,But if you do not
remember me,you might have received an email from me in the past
regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never
concluded. I am using this opportunity to inform you that the
multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with the assistance
of another partner from Dubai who financed the transaction to a
logical conclusion.

I thank you for your great efforts to our unfinished transfer of fund
into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you. I
want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund to my
new partner's account in Dubai that was capable of assisting me in
this great venture. Due to your effort,sincerity,courage and trust
worthiness you showed during the course of the transaction. I want to
compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of
$500,000.00 I have left a certified bank draft for you worth of
$500,000.00 cashable anywhere in the world, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only.

Please contact my account officer through his email address (
robertmorris310@gmail.com) for the collection of your bank draft that
i left under his care, his name is Dr.Robert Morris, i authorize him
to release the bank draft to you. At the moment, i am very busy with
my partner because of the investment project which we are having at
hand presently. Please accept this token with good faith, this is from
the bottom of my heart, also comply with Dr.Robert Morris directives
so that your draft will reach you immediately.

Contact Dr.Robert Morris, for your Bank draft through this email
address: (robertmorris310@gmail.com)
Kindly inform me immediately you receive your draft ok.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Jim Costa.

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