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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: dorcars omaye <d_omaye1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:26:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Dorcars omaye


Dearest one,

My name is miss Dorcars omaye,the durther of late Mr moses omaye from the republic of Liberia.Who died in our countryfor political reasons,However,before the death of my late
father he asked me to move down to Abidjan with some
important documents where he deposited the cash sum of
4.5million dollars with a bank here in Abidjan,and then
look for a foriegner who will receive this money into his
country oversea for onward investment,I contacted you
for you to assist me
Thanks,
Dorcars omaye

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