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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?frank=20hawson?= <frank_hawson@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 03:22:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: please reply


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: frank_hawson@yahoo.co.nz

Good day,

I am frank hawson from Zimbabwe son of a white

farmer.The Government introduced a new land decree that made it

mandatory

for white farmers to forfeit a large portion of there farmlands to

black farmers .

The white farmers resisted which resulted in the killing and seizing of

our

assests, my farther was killed I escaped to london with the help of my

farthers manager who is a british . Now I am in hiding but before my

farther died he deposited some funds in a security company in Indonasia

9.5 million usd .

I need you to assist me by going to the depositing company in Indonasia

to act and secure the funds as my appointed beneficiary,

i will give ($1.350usd) of the total sum while 2 % will be set aside

for

expenses

that might be incured during the transaction I hope you will be trust

worthy. please reply

thank you

frank hawson



- frank hawson


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