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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: Wed, 18 May 2005 09:29:58 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS FROM MR JOHN UK.

FROM MR ISAAC JOHN.
PHONE: 447-0401-138-05

Dear Good Friend,

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction this is by virtue
of its nature as being utterly confidential and secret.Though I know that
transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried.
But I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I have
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as well have
been reliably and convince of your discreetness and ability in the transaction
of this nature. Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am
ISAAC JOHN, director-packaging department with South Africa Reserve Bank,
I came to know you through my private search for someone I can confidently
trust on, And when I saw your name there; I have a maximum confidence in
you that we can transact this business. I left the bank to London, immediately
i shipped the consignment to U S.

THE PROPOSITION.

I want you to go into a venture with me as my partner in this deal by helping
me and claim this package/consignment, which I shipped to U.S.A. through
a United Nation (UN) accredited courier agent. Note the UN courier agent
does not know that package contains money worth US$2,000.000.00. All in
US$100 bills. And they most not know. I also secure a loan from a friend,
he is an investor. He is going to provide a loan on my behalf and send to
you, and we will use it to finance the business and claim the consignment
from the security firm, and i will be the one to pay for this loan, as soon
as you have the consignment on your costudy, so you are not going to put
your own money, i just need your assitance ok. Therefore if you are willing
to transact this business with me, kindly get back to me as quickly as possible.
Also in your return mail includes this information's bellow.

YOU'RE MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX.

I will give you as share 35% out of the total sum, and then the remaining
65% will be for me. If I receive your wiliness to transact this business
with me I give you more details regards to the transaction.

Looking forward to receive your reply.

Best Regards,

Isaac John.






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