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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: "Desmond Johnson" <desmondjohnson12@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:30:27 +0000
Subject: HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU (VICTIMNAME)


My good friend,

Thanks for your mail. I do want to let you know that you do not have
anything to worry about. I should be the one asking now if I can trust you
in respet of this golden opportunity.

My good friend, this is what you will see with your two eyes, I know if some
bad has happened to someone before it find it more difficult to trust the
person. But I want to let you know that you should have 100% trust in mail
and in this transaction to benefit our fund with the security company now.

All I want you to do is to forward to me your personal information:

1. FULL NAME
2.ADDRESS
3.PHONE/FAX NUMBER
4.DATE OF BIRTH
5.OCCUPATION
6.NATIONALITY.

WITH THIS INFORMATION, I WILL FORWARD TO THE SECURITY COMPANY INVOLVE AS THE
RIGHT BENEFITCARY TO THIS FUND. WHICH THE SECURITY COMPANY WILL GO AHEAD TO
PROCESS THE ONWARD PROCESS TO TRANSAFER THIS FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK
ACCOUNT OR TO YOU COUNTRY THROUGH THERE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICES.

ONCE THIS FUND GETS TO YOUR HAND, I WILL TRAVEL DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY TO USE
MY PART OF FUND TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY.BUT PLEASE ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS
YOUR TOTAL TRUST AND CO-OPERATION, THAT ONCE THIS FUND GETS TO YOUR HAND YOU
WILL NOT MADE AWAY WITH IT. ALL HOME WORK HAVE BEEN DONE ON MY SIDE.ALL I
NEED IS YOUR TRUST AND SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION.

YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY MOBILE LINE: +234-803-349-0326. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO
KEEP THIS TRANSACTION MORE SECRETLY UNTIL THIS FUND GETS TO YOUR HAND.
BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT ANY EYES TO BE ON THIS FUND.

HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

BEST REGARDS,

DESMOND JOHNSON.

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