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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: harry duke <harryduke_02@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 14:51:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TRUST IS WHAT WE CAN NOT BUY WITH MONEY GET BACK TO ME QUICKLY!!!!


Dear amarjit singh,

Thanks for your responding,I want to know the reason while my boss Mr Dave
Steve ordered me to attend to you, since that they told you that you will pay some amount for counrier service charges also D H L which is
$ 450 Us dollars, Since then you have never write me an e mail.
I am now let you know that your Bank Draft of Eight Houndred Thaounsand us dollar is laying here in my desk.I am now to advice you that try to
make sure that pay the charges money.
if you don't have such amount just try to borrow from your friends, any time you bank draft get to you you balance them back the money.
any amount that you could got, I will help you to complete the money.
As you know that i am just a secre
tary here in Nigeria earning $ 200.00.00 dollar here in a month. what will
happen is that i will try pay for you $150.00.00,immediatly your bank draft get to you,you pay me back.

Thanks remain bless.

Leo Duke



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