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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: "thankgod" <9thankgod@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 13:13:28 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT


Dear Friend,

This letter to you is for an urgent release of the sum of TWENTY-EIGHT MILION DOLLARS ( $28.000,000:00 )only to you by cash payment.

This fund was deposited by one Late. Mr.Mauricio Jose De Matos from Brazil who before his sudden death by a ghastly air crash that happened here in cotonou-benin by the year 2002 which many lifes were lost.As his credit officer over his fund with this bank today, due to non capability to locate any of his relatives after much search.

Our ratio of sharing will be 70% for me &amp; my partner,25% for you and 5% mapped out for any expenditure we might incure along the line while this business progresses. In sincerity and honesty that I am proposing to you over this fund to be transferred into your bank account without any delay. What I only need from you is seriousness about this transaction since it is a risk-free bsuiness between me and you till to the successfully end. I am promising you that all is 100% good since it risk free. be rest assured that this transaction is RISK-FREE only that you should be serious in proving your honesty and sincerity to receive this fund for our sharing in your country.I also guarantees you 100% of the successful execution of this transaction.

So, if you are interested and capable to receive this fund for me and assuring me that there will be no problem with your bakn after the transfer, do send immediately on your kind receipt of this mail the following's so that we can commense immediately :

1).Your telephone for rapid communications2).Your complete address for the preparation of the relevant documents in your favour before the transfer.3).Your passport photograph so that I sight your face and to know whom that I am confiding this fund at his care for self-keeping pending during my time of visitaion in your home.

Kindly confirm your kind interest and capability to receive this fund for our sharing together, and you acceptance of the percentage offered to you through my alternative email thankgodtobi@yahoo.com

Thanks,

Your's Faithfully,

Mr.ThankGod Tobi.

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