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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: "DR.PHILIP FREEMAN" <philipf@energydepartmentworld.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 03:13:20 +0000
Subject: AN OFFER FROM CONSOLIDATED OILS

Top of the day to you.

Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to
you I am Dr.Philip Freeman Finance Director of Consolidated Oil
Ltd.
we are an oil company that deals on crude oil and raw
materials and export into the Canada/America and
Europe.

I wish to solicit your assistance to help receive
funds that are due for payment for services and
supplies
from our clients. the purpose of this is to hasten the
collection of funds as payment into our offshore account
poses delay in our business,because it takes about 21
working days for money paid into our offshore acount to
mature.
Please if you are willing to assist, i will want you
to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable
me give you further details. Please sir, you have to
be a honest and trusted person, as more payments will
be made through you in the course of this transaction.

You do not have any financial obligation on your part,
moreso you will be entitled to 10% of every payment
that
is paid through you from our customers.

Please do get in touch for more information via email with

the informations below filled out.then send it to
philipf2003@excite.com

NAME.............................................

MAILING ADDRESS..................................

AGE:.............................................

OCCUPATION:..........................................

STATE/COUNTRY....................................

TEL/FAX NUMBERS..................................

I look forward to working with you.

Regards


Dr. Philip Freeman
Consolidated Oil and Gas Ltd
Finance Director


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