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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: "John Edwin" <john_edwin1@msn.com>
Reply-To: john_edwin01@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:05:51 +0000
Subject: YOUR COPMENSATION

Dear FRiend,
Please do not be annoyed to hear this news as you know that the fault is not
from me. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from India. Presently i'm
in India for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my
secretary in Benin his name is Mr Jekwu Williams and his e-mail address
below.

mrwillams12006@myway.com
Ask him to send you the total of $800.000.00 which i kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this
matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and
get in touched with my secretary Mr Williams and let you and him discuss
where to send the amount to you.And i advise you to follow his instruction
to see that you receive the fund. Please do let me know immediately you
receive it so that we can share the joy after all the

sufferness at that time. in the moment, I'm very busy here because of the
investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,
finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr Jekwu
Williams, he will send the amount to you
without any delay.
Regards,
Barr John Edwin


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