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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: Trevor Chambers <chamtrev2003@email.ro>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:48:04 +0300
Subject: From Trevor Chambers


Compliments of the day to you.

I am Trevor Chambers,Offshore Investment Banking officer of Union Bank Of
Switzerland,Basel.
It is with excellent recommendation from a banking colleague of mine that I
contact you with a business proposal with overwhelming oppurtunities.Owing to
the exact nature of this business proposal,I advice that utmost
confidentiality in all matters I shall discuss with you should be
observed,because it is only on this premise of reliability and implicit trust
in our capabilities,will the exact dividends of this proposal be achieved.
Priviliged information and official Instruments at our disposal will enable
this proposal in the right perpective for a 100% successful execution rate,it
is therefore paramount for us to be assured of your discretion in handling
details of this proposal which I will discuss with you once I receive an
acknowledgement of this email from you with the assurance that even though,the
possibility exist of you declining to this proposal,my identity can still be
protected with your assured discretion.
I shall anxiously anticipate your acknowledgement via
email:tchamb_2003@yahoo.co.uk
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Trevor Chambers



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