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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: dyspraxia <dyspraxiafoundation@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 17:49:07 +0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE




THE DYPRAXIA FOUNDATION
8 WEST ALLEY
HITCHIN
HERTFORDSHIRE SGS 1EG
UNITED KINGDOM

The dyspraxia foundation is a charitable foundation headquartered in uk [london] which serves to promote music, theater, art, literature, projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education. Most recently the foundation set up as a foundation that caters for the needs of the poor and the lees privelage in the society

The TSUNAMI DISASTER as it is now known the world over took everybody by surprise. It rought with it horror, death and destruction of a very high magnitude that has not been withnessed for a long time.
We are co-orditaing activities towards providing relief materials, shelter and food to the displaced survivors of the disaster. As you are aware over one hundred and fifty thousand innocent people including six thousand tourist perished in the disaster. We are using this medium to solicite and appeal to well meaning organization and individuals to come to their rescue by contributing their own quota towards helping the survivors. To this end we request that you make a generous donation of at least 100 pound(215 dollars) towards this cause.
For further information on how you can be of help please respond to;

MR WILLIAM BECKS
THE DYSPRAXIA FOUNDATION, LONDON ;UK
EMAIL ADDRESS: williamsbecks@london.com
TELEPHONE NUMBER :44 - 704 - 010 - 4605

You will be greatly rewarded as you give to the less fortunate in our society. Certificate of appreciation and citation would be issued to those who support this noble cause.

Yours faithfully,

Susan Khan.

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