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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: "From:Mr.ERIC JAMES.{Esq}" <zz1ericjames@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: eric_2james@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:51:56 -0700
Subject: From:Mr.ERIC JAMES.{Esq}

From:Mr.ERIC JAMES.{Esq}
40 WOODALE STR.,
LAGOS STATE,
NIGERIA,
WEST AFRICA.
29 March,2005.

Dear, Sir/Madam,

I feel quite safe dealing with you in

this business
proposition having
gone through your remarkable profile

on the internet.

Though, this medium (Internet) has

been greatly
abused, I choose to
reach you through it because it still

remains the
fastest, surest and
most secured medium of communication.

l am a financial consultant a

Nigerian West Africa.l
have a client(a widow) she has

US38.6Million(Thirty
Eight Million,SixHundred
Thousand U.SDollars) with a Private

Equity Investment
Trust Company for
safe keeping.

And she is willing to offer you 20%

of the totalfund
if you can assist
her transfer the funds to your

country or any bank of
your wish.

She wishes to invest in a stable

economy. Her interest
is in companies
with potentials for rapid growth in

long terms.

My client is interested in placing

part of her fund in
your company,if
your country`s bi-laws allows foreign

investment.

I guarantee you that this will be

executed under a
legitimate
arrangement that will protect you

from any breach of
the law.

Please get in touch with me urgently

by E-mail as you
provide me the
following as listed below.

1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax

Number
3. Your Contact Address.

Your urgent response will be highly

anticipated and
appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.ERIC JAMES.{Esq}

E-MAIL: eric_2james@yahoo.co.in

N:B The fund is not from drug and

laundering
and this transaction need utmost
confidentiality.


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