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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: col_joesph@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:33:17 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY.

Dear Friend,

I wish the best in life for you and your family, and I hope you will receive
this mail in good spirit and respond quickly with utmost secrecy and confidentiality;
I got your address through my personal search for reliable person that can
help me in securing the safe keeping of the fund till my arrival in your
country. My name is Col. Joselph Morgan and I was the chief of security
and operations for former president Charles Taylor of Liberia.

Please protect this mail for the safety of my life and that of my family
to avoid us being toured or killed by his left behind secret agents. Please
humbly beg you from the bottom of my heart to listen very carefully, the
situation in my country are very critical and chaos, uproar and hostilities
had brought the country to its knees and from intelligent report the center
cannot hold anymore for former president Charles Taylor and his government.


The intense pressure from United States, United Nations, international community
and West African peace keeping to [ecology] had made him former president
Charles Taylor to step aside and gone on exile and also pressure to face
war crime charges against humanity.

listen very carefully, you know my country Liberia is very rich with diamonds,
and with my position as former chief of security and operations I have accumulated
so much diamonds which I had sold to generate close to $30 million over
the years and it is this fund that I want to move to you for safe keeping.


The funds are in boxes in dollar denomination and it would be set to you
through diplomatic courier service with your name as the beneficiary within
few days. Please would you do me a favor to receive this fund for me? Else
the government in power will seize the fund and plunder it. If you are capable
and know that you will truly and honestly help me, write me now, time is
no more on my side. I will give you 30% of the fund and I will come to your
country to take my part. Extend a friendly hand and help me. Please bear
in mind that this fund is not loaned or stolen money but rather hard earned
money generated.

Please for us to conclude this transaction I will want you to send me the
following information.

(1) Your full name.

(2) Your residential house address.

(3) Your direct telephone and fax number

(4) Your age and occupation.

(5) Marital status.

Which I will use in preparing the document that will enable you to lay claim
and receive the consignment on my behalf.

I urgently await your reply.

Yours sincerely.

Col. Joseph Morgan



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