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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: "colonel ruben dmor" <colonelruben@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 23:20:35 +0400
Subject: URGENT

Good day to you, I am so sorry for sending you unsolicited Mail, is
just that i did not have any other alternative than To do it, so please
bear with me for not state even your
Name, I got your contact from business profile and decided to contact
you my self for the
sake of business , My name is Colonel ruben dmor , I am from
Sierra Leon in Africa, Well know soldier.

I contact you for business issue of which i am now in Dubai With my
cash the sun of US$2.8 million dollars, so i need a very good real
business man who Will help me invest my money in a very good business that
Will yield profited to both of us, so please kindly email me And attach
your number as to enable call so that we will Have telephone
conversation.

Note that I want this fund to be investing in any part of Europe due
to the war and terrorist problem that is going on in Middle East; also
you have to come down immediately to Dubai for final arrangement on how
to transfer the fund from security company where the money is right now
into your own choice bank
I am looking forward to receive your prompt response.
Regards,
Colonel ruben dmor.
colonelruben@yahoo.com
Awaiting your urgent reply via my confidential email address:



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