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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: isaacjohn1@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 05:40:03 -0700
Subject: FROM MR JOHN LONDON UK.

FROM THE DESK OF,
MR ISAAC JOHN,
LONDON, UK.
PHONE: 447031843607
FAX: 448701307031
EMAIL: isaacjohn@terra.com.mx

HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND,

FIRST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, I KNOW THIS WILL
COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.I AM MR ISAAC JOHN,I
WORK WITH RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA,PACKAGING AND COURIER DEPARTMENT.

I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY OWN PRIVATE SEARCH FOR SOME ONE I CAN CONFIDENTLY
TRUST AND GOD FEARING PERSON.I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR THIS PACKAGE THAT
IS ALREADY IN AMERICA, WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH OUR SOUTH AFRICAN ACCREDITED
COURIER AGENT, BUT THE CONTENT OF THE PACKAGE IS US$4,000.000.00 ALL IN
US$100 BILLS, BUT THE COURIER COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT, IT IS MONEY THAT
I HAVE IN THE PACKAGE.I LEFT THE BANK IMMEDIATELY I SHIPPED THE CONSIGNMENT
TO AMERICA, SO

RIGHT I AM IN LONDON. ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS THIS, GIVE ME-

YOUR MAILING ADDRESS ,

YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX

AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE DETAILS OF SECURITY COMPANY.AND I HOPE THAT AT THE
END OF THE DAY , YOU WILL HAVE 30% AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME .

MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY, OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED
AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXES
TO YOU .

YOURS FAITHFULLY ,

MR ISAAC JOHN


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