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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: "Mr Wayne Thompson" <legal_department@sweetwinpromotions.org>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:51:34 +0000
Subject: All the better

Attention: Manuel Suarez Fernandez,

Thanks for the mail the contents were well comprehensible. Yes i think it
would be better if you could come pick up the check in person find below,
the address of our legal departments office here in london.

42 SPRULE RD. NEW CROSS SE4 9ES LONDON UK

Since you have decided to come in person i will advice you at this time to
schedule an appointment so as to enable us be able to squeeze you into our
schedule which should not be later than the 16th, September 2005, okay ??

I wait to hear from you.....

Yours Faithfully,

MR. Wayne Thompson





>From: Manuel Suarez <manolosuarez@yahoo.com>
>To: Mr Wayne Thompson <legal_department@sweetwinpromotions.org>
>Subject: Re: London Final payment order
>Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:22:24 -0500 (CDT)
>
>Wayne,
>At this moment I'm at Spain, for me is cheeper to take
>an Easy jet fly and claim my wining chek in person.
>
>Please let me know the adrees wnere I can pick my
>price.
>
>TKS

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