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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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Fraud email example:

From: capt4untroops@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: captmacnuel@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:34:44 -0700
Subject: KINDLY ASSIST

ATTN SIR,
I?M CAPTAIN MAC NUEL,I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF AMERICAN
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
WE ARE THE TEAMS OF UNITED NATION'S PEACE KEEPING COALITION TROOPS WRITING
FROM LIBERIA.WE WANT YOU TO HELP US SECURE THE BELOW CONSIGNMENTS.THE CONSIGNMENTS
WERE CAPTURED HERE IN MONROVIA, ABANDONED IN ONE OF FORMER PRESIDENT CHARLES
TAYLOR?S TREASURE HOUSE.THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINS THE SUN OF $10.5M UNITED
STATE DOLLARS.
DUE TO THE LAWS AND RESTRICTION ORDER ,WE ARE UNABLE TO TRANSPORT IT TO
AMERICA.AT THE MOMENT WE ARE INTENDING TO AIRLIFT THE CONSIGNMENT THROUGH
DIPLOMATIC CHANNEL TO A STRONG VAULT OF A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE OR
AFRICA FOR SAFE KEEPING ON OUR BEHALF.
WE HEREBY SEEK FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS AND HELP TO RECEIVE THE CONSIGNMENT
FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AS THE BENEFICIARY.WE SHALL COMPENSATE YOU WITH
15% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR ASSISTING US.WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT TO
GET BACK TO US VIA EMAIL CONFIRMING YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST US RECEIVE THE
CONSIGNMENT.
ON RECEIPT OF YOUR POSITIVE REPLY, WE SHALL FURNISH YOU WITH THE DETAILS.
PLEASE NOTE, THIS ISSUE MUST BE HANDLED WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY AS TO
AVOID PUBLICITY.
YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE WILL BE MOSTLY APPRECIATED.
PLEASE REPLY TO(captmacnuel@yahoo.com).
YOUR?S TRULY,
CAPT.MAC NUEL (asst.team leader).
MONROVIA-LIBERIA.




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