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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: nene emmanuela <nenecy208@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:03:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO


DEAR VICTIM-FULLNAME,THANKS FOR REPLYING MY MAIL. FIRST OF ALL SORRY FOR ALL THE DISSAPOINTMENT .SECONDLY FOR THE TRUST YOU HAVE LOST FOR THAT. PLEASE SIR LET ME BY SAYING YOU ARE HUNDRED PERCENT ASSURED FOR . THIS IS TIME FOR YOU TO STAND UP AND RISE AGAIN LET ME TELL U SOMETHING DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD. IF YOU DO THEN HOPE IN HIM .I DO BELIEVE IN GOD SINCE I WAS BORN JUST KEEP YOUR FINGER CROSS FOR THE LORD IS GOOD
TO ALL OF US. FIRST OF ALL PLEASE LET ME HAVE YOUR CONTACT FOR ACURATE TRANSACTION PLEASE ALL I NEED FOR YOU IS TO ACCEPT TO HELP AND I WIL GIVE YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SOME SO YOU MUST TRUST ME I WILL COME OVER TO LONDON AS SOON AS WE HAVE MADE ALL NESSERY TRANSFER. HOW ABOUT YOU GETTING 20,000$ FOR HELPING ME AND YOU WILL NEVER GET BURNT AGAIN YOU HAVE MY WORDS YOU GIVE ME YOUR PHONE NOBER TO CALL YOU.

REGARDS
DR HENRY



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