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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: Bersson David <berssondavid65@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:24:28 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: I WILL PROVE MYSELF


DEAR MR.SINGH,

I HAVE READ ALL THAT YOU WROTE AND IT IS TRUE THAT THERE ARE FRAUDSTERS OUT THERE BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW SOMETHING AND THAT IS IN EVERY LIE THERE IS A TRUTH AND I AM THE TRUTH.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE FROM YOU IS FOR YOU TO FURNISH ME WITH YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS AND ALSO GIVE ME MORE INFO ON WHAT YOU DID WITH THAT OTHER PEOPLE.

THIS WILL ENABLE ME KNOW WHO IS WRONG, MAYBE IN MOST CASES THE PEOPLE YOU PAYED THE MONEY TO ARE NOT THE RIGHT PEOPLE AUTHORISED TO COLLECT IT AND IN THE END THEY CANNOT DELIVER BUT I AM GIVING YOU MY WORD THAT I MUST SURELY DELIVER AND ON TIME TOO.

PLEASE WITHOUT DELAY I WANT YOU TO SEND ME YOUR ACCOUNT INFO SO THAT I WILL USE IT TO START THE TRANSFER PROCESS, AND ALSO ATTACH YOUR PHOTOGRAPH, FOR IDENTIFICATION, THIS WAY, NO OTHER PERSON EXCEPT YOU CAN CLAIM THE FUNDS.

I WAIT YOUR REPLY AND DONT FORGET TO ADD YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE LINE SO THAT WE CAN KEEP IN CONTACT AT ALL TIMES, I AM MAKING PLANS TO SEE THAT YOUR FUNDS GET TO YOU SOONEST AND WE WILL SEE ONE ON ONE FOR FINAL SHARING.

I AM TRYING TO BUILD A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AND I WILL NOT LIKE ANYTHING TO COME BETWEEN THIS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, PLEASE GIVE ME A CHANCE TO SHOW YOU THAT I CAN BE TRUSTED. AWAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY SOONEST.

THANKS.

REGARDS,

MR.BERSSON DAVID.

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