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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: bergerpt@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:15:07 +0200
Subject: Business Proposal.

Dear Friend,

Good day to you! Glad to write you this mail. I am a suisse national
and I wish to have a private and sensitive correspondence with you with
regards to a huge deposit from yukos oil company in russia that is lying

fallow. I require a foreign partner to broker this venture here in
Europe as well as help me to invest the money in the best way possible. If

you are interested, please provide me with your confidential telephone
number and email address and I will provide further details and
instructions for us to discuss your interest and benefits. Please keep this

confidential; we cannot afford more political problems. Finally, please
note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Please write back
promptly. I will also suggest you visit these sites to be better informed

about this project.

Write me back if you can handle this transaction. I look forward to it.
Thanks for taking your time to read this mail. Reply to my private
email : [ptberger@consultant.com ]

Regards,

Patrick Berger


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