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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?Gregory=20solomon?= <solomon_gregory@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: president01_grem@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 18:20:25 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: REPRSESENTETIVE


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

Dear Sir/Madam,



OGL 2006/2007. Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you, I am Dr.Gregory J. Solomon president/founder of Oil & Gas Ltd., we deal on crude oil and raw material and export into the Continent of America(North/South),Europe. I will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect a check that is due for payment to me for services and supplies I rendered.


Please if you are willing to assist, I will want you to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable me give you further details. Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person, as more payments will be made through you in the course of this transaction. And more so you will be entitled to 10% of every payment that you are able to receive for us from our customers.

Please contact us for more information via email with the below in formations filled out.



NAME:

MAILING ADDRESS:

AGE:

STATUS:

STATE/COUNTRY:

TEL NUMBER (Personal):

FAX NUMBERS:

COMPANY NAME (If any):

OCCUPATION:



We look forward in working with you.



- Gregory solomon


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