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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: "paul colfer" <paulcolfer@handbag.com>
Reply-To: <paul_colfer@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:39:30 -0700
Subject: URGENT

DEAR SIR/MA,

I AM PAUL COLFER, THE MANAGER CLONE COMPUTER , WE ARE INTO COMPUTER REPAIRS
AND NETWORKING, WE DEAL ON COMPUTER PERIPHERALS AND PARTS, AND WE WILL NEED
SOME COMPUTER PERIPHERALS FROM YOUR COMPANY OR STORE, BELOW ARE
THE TYPES COMPUTER PARTS WHICH ARE NEEDED URGENTLY,

INTEL PROCESSOR
HARD DRIVE
MEMORY
PRINTER INKJET/TONER
CD-ROM DRIVE
FLOPPY DRIVE
COMPUTER SOFTWARES
MAGNETIS SOFTWARES




we are buying this quantity b/c, this is our first time doing business with
your company, i beleive if this go sucessfuly we will order more, plz,
we will like you to tell us the total amount of this goods, and also your
method of payment, before concluding our transaction,and we will also want
you to tell the term of your shipping, to our distination,
thanks and we hope to hear from your customer service,

Best Regard

Paul Colfer,

(NB) LET ME KNOW THE PART LISTED ABOVE YOU HAVE IN YOUR STORE AND PRICE
FOR EACH


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