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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "nancy doyles" <nancydoyles@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: doyles@walla.com
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:02:50 +0200
Subject: Re: OPERATION

Dear,

There is not much time left,so the doctor prefer you to send the money urgently via western union money transfer or money gram,the hospital is wanachi hospital,soi 13 rama pattani phuket,and the name of the doctor is mokane mosimanegape,send the money directly to him with this name.

The doctor assured me that the patient will be alright after the opeartion he gave me a 100% assurance on that.

Nancy

From:  VICTIMNAME <VICTIMEMAILADDRESS>
To:  nancydoyles@hotmail.com, doyles@walla.com
Subject:  Re: OPERATION
Date:  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:52:12 +0900
>Oh Nancy,
>
>this is terrible! I suppose there is not much time...
>
>I can make a wire transfer from my Bank of America account. What is
>the bank account of the hospital, the address of the hospital and the
>name of the doctor?
>
>I just hope he'll be alright after the surgery.
>
>Lew
>
>
>On 8/18/05, nancy doyles <nancy_doyles2@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear,
> >
> > The hospital doctor informed me that the patient will be undergoing a major
> > operation in 2 days time,the operation if succesful will get the patient out
> > of coma,the doctor requires you to make an urgent payment of US$12,000 to
> > enable the operation take place as planned.
> >
> > Nancy
> >
> > nancy doyles
> >
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> >

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