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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: minnot02@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:11:43 +0100
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal

Dear friend,
I know it's quite astonishing when a business proposal comes from an
unknown person whom you do not know or have in anyway come in contact
with.I got your email address when browsing through the internet
so I decided to contact you.,I solicit for your understanding and co-operation
in this Transaction that will be benefit to both of us. I am from Sierra
Leone in West Africa,son of a diamond merchant, but presently residing in
the Netherlands{political asylum} due to the unstable political situation
in my country.My proposal to you is,I have Brilliantly and quietly transferred
my capital which involves a very reasonable amount through a Diplomatic
means
which I safely deposited with a security company in exchange to pay a very
high interest rates. I will be willing to invest this fund in your country,
of course with your assistance once I can trust you.I have also decided
to
give you some percentage of the total sum if you are able to assist me on
the areas of investment in this transaction as I have practical reasons
for
not investing in the Netherlands where I reside at the moment. It might
interest
you to know that this transaction is 100% risk free for both parties.Hence
all
modalities for efficient security,safety and successful transaction have
been arranged. So please feel free to contact me through this e-mail address,carlminnot@netscape.net
or call me on phone number 0031-629 282 009 so that we can talk elaborately.Thanks
and looking forward to your swift response.

Sincerely,

Carl Minnot







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