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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: "frank zuma" <frankzuma_inc@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 12:33:09 +0200
Subject: Very urgent

Hello Carlotta,

Thanks for your mail and I hope I have already told you that this transaction is confidential, so what ever information you are going to give me it will be secured as it will be of the best interest for me and my client to keep this transaction to ourselves untill the transfer is concluded.

You can reach me with this number 002782-977-0616. We have tried alot to know more about each other and I hope that we have communicated enough to have known ourselves a bit. I will tell my lawyer to draft a Trust Agreement between you and my client that she is legally trusting her investment money to you for an investment in your country and before then I will like to speak with you so you should send your phone numbers to me or you can call me.

I have finished all arrangement with the banker on how the transfer can be concluded and I am only waiting for you to proceed on the transfer.

Tthanks for your usua;l cooperation and hope to hear from you very soon.

Regards,

Mr Francis Zuma


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