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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: "lyord Cole" <lyordcole@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:02:13 +0000
Subject: Urgent Reply

Mr Anderson Luga wrote: 
MR ANDERSON LUGA,the elder son of Mr.John LUGA. of
 Zimbabwe.
 This might be a surprise to you about where I got
 your contact address. 
I got your contact address from the United Kingdom
 information center.
 
 
During the current war against the farmers in
 Zimbabwe from the supports of our President Robert
 Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his
 party members and his followers, he ordered all
 white farmers to Surrender
 all farms to his party members and his followers. My
 father is One of the best farmers in our country and
 because he did not support Mugabes ideas,Mugabes
 upports invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything
 in the farm, killing my father and made away with a
 lot of items in my fathers farm.
 
 
Before his death, my father had deposited with of a
 Security Company in UK,the sum of 15.7
 MILLION(FIFTEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDERD THOUSAND
 POUNDS).
 After the death of my father, we decided to move to
 the UK, where he had deposited the money in the
 Security Company as valuables. So I decided to
 contact overseas firm and companies that will assist
 me to move this money out of UK because as asylum
 seekers we are not allowed to operate any Bank
 Account within UK. We have agreed to offer you 15%
 of the total sum for your 
assistance,5% will be mapped out for any expenses
 that may be incurred in the course of this
 transaction while 80% will be for me and my family
 to invest in
 your country.
 
All I want you to do is to furnish me with your
 entire personal phone and fax numbers for easy
 communication.You can contact me with this email
 address;
 .
 
Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and
 absolutely confidential.
 
Thanks and God bless.
 
 
Best Regards
 
(MR.ANDERSON LUGA )
 ( FOR THE FAMILY)
 
 

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