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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "daniel peters" <danielpeters_132@msn.com>
Reply-To: danielpeters131@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 02:40:40 +0000
Subject: CAN WE TRUST YOU...

DANIEL PETERS
#14b PETERS AVENUE
ELEME PORTHARCOURT
RIVER STATE
NIGERIA

Attn:

(WE NEED YOUR HELPFUL SUGGESTION)

I Daniel and my sister Mary may wish to know if we can entrust in you in
helping us to receive the $35mUSD (Thirty Five Million United States
Dollars) our parents had with a Financial Institution here before their
untimely death by the assasins.

Our Father was a know politician and was assasinated alongside with my
mother Carol on a good sunday morning on their way to the church.If it is
your wish to help us receive our money and keep it safe in an account,I and
Mary will start applying for our transcript in the school so that we can
come over and conclude our Education.

Dear if this is possible for you .Can you assure us of the underlisted, when
you receive this money as our Beneficiary,so as to enable us further our
Education in your country.

1,Securing a 2 rooms apartment for I and Mary,which we shall pay for.
2,Helping us investing on a profitable business and aswell guiding the
affairs as the director.
3,Finally ,helping us for a better school with our results to further our
Education because right now i am a finalist of Business Management while
Mary herself is studying Pharmacy in the University aswel.

Thanks in hoping for your helpful suggestion & your kind response.

Yours Sincerely ,
Daniel & Mary.


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