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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: mrseliz kadis <mrselizzz@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:50:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Thanks and God bless you.

My dear Amarjit,
I receive your mail,I thank you so much for your concern and help God bless you.
I am very happy to hear from you and i thank God that i have found some one like you who can not betray us when you receive this money into your account.
Be inform that is work of God that direced me to your hands,be notice that we don't have any bad intention coming to you all i needed from you is not only this moeny to be transfer to your account but for you to be our partner and direct our affairs from hence ofrt.
What i need you to do is to provide your phone and fax number so that i will introduce you to the security company to enable them star for the proccedures.
As soon as i hear good news from you i will be fowarding to you all the Important documents that cover's this money when my late husband deposited this money in the Company.
I hope that this message will meet you as i am writing to you with all my hearts.
Thanks and God bless you.
Mrs Kadis.


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