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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: danlami esq <danlami_esq2003@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 04:06:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: NO TIME TO WASTE -DOWNLOAD THE JPG ATTACHEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF TRUTH AND ABSOLUTE TRUST-IMMEDIATE AND URGENT--DANLAMI MOHAMED ESQ---TEL-+22507907843


DEAREST MR JUSTIN THYME

I TRIED TO REACH YOUR PHONE FOR SOUND UPDATIONS AND CLEARIFICATIONS BUT ALWAYS ON MESSAGE.

DOWNLOAD MY FIRST PREVIOUS MAIL FOR YOUR PAYMENT INSTRUMENT BOTH YOUR PAYMENT DRAFT ISSUED WITH THE ECOWAS ORDER FILLED AND CALL ME FOR SOUND UPDATIONS AND CLEARIFICATIONS AND PLEASE KEEP PROFERSSOR CHARLES WITH THIS MATTER I AM YOUR CONFIDED LEGAL ATTACHEE AND I HAVE ADVISE YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD DO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF FUND.

CALL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS MAIL FOR FAMLILARITY SAKE I ATTACHED MY PASSPORT FOR IDENTIFICATION SAKE IN MY PREVIOUS MAIL ALSO SO I NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE CO-OPERATIONS.

REGARDS THE URGENCY SEND THE FEE THROUGH MONEY GRAM 15 TIMES YOU SEND THIS WITH MY SAME NAME ON $5000 AT DIFFERENT MONEY GRAM OFFICE WITH MY SAME NAME--DANLAMI MOHAMED --DESTINATION--ABIDJAN--COTE D IVOIRE.

NOTE I WANT YOU TO KNOW I WILL ALSO PROCURE THE DRUG CLEARANCE ON YOUR NAME AS I PROCURED FOR MR STEHPEN POSTLES BEFORE HE RECIEVED HIS OWN CONTRACT DEBT SETTLEMENT FOR YOU TO KNOW THE NEED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE HEED TO MY ADVISE.

CALL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS MAIL FOR SOUND UPDATIONS AND CLEARIFICATIONS FOR A POSITIVE RESULT TO ACHIEVE THIS LONG WAITED GOLDEN HERITAGE AS THE CASE MAYBE .


INCASE YOU WANT TO SEND THIS TO ME THROUGH ACCOUNT---

PAY EXACTLY TO THIS ACCOUNT STATED BELOW IN ACCORDANCE INCASE YOU CANNOT SEND BY MONEY GRAM BUT BECAUSE OF THE URGENCY I ADVISE YOU TO USE MONEY GRAM AND SEND THIS BIT BY BIT AND SEND WITH MY SAME NAME AND SEND ME ALL THE CONTROL NUMBERS THIS YOU CAN DO WETIN ONE DAY AND THE BANK WILL ENDORSE THE PAYMENT DRAFT CHEQUE CERTIFIED AND WETIN 72 HOURS THE 25 MILLION WILL HIT YOUR ACCOUNT ACCORDINGLY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER HINDRANCE.


PAY TO THIS ACCOUNT AND ATTACHED ME THE PAYMENT RECIEPTS INCASE YOU PREFER TO SEND THE MONEY BY ACCOUNT AND CONFIDE ONLY ON ME TO AVOID ANY EYE OR EAR BROW THAT MIGHT LEAD TO ANY KIND OF CONFISCATION OF FUND FOR LACK OF LEGETIMATE BACK UP DOCUMENTATIONS TO STATE THE ORIGIN AND SOURCE OF FUND AS LEGETIMATLY AQUIRED AND EFFECT THE FUND TRANSFER AS A CONTRACT DEBT PAYMENT ON YOUR FAVOUR.

ACCOUNT DETAILS THUS----

PAY TO---

AGENTEX MARKETING CORPORATIONS-
BARCLAYS BANK NICOSIA CYPRUS.
SWIFT-BARCCYNN
IBAN-CY27108000010000000007008617.

MR JUSTIN INCASE YOU CANNOT SEND THROUGH MONEY GRAM WITH MY NAME REGARDS THE URGENCY SEND THE FEE TO THIS ACCOUNT AS STATED AND ATTACHED ME THE TRANSFER SLIP FOR CONFIRMATION SEND BY SWIFT TO THE IBAN ACCOUNT NUMBERS TO ENABLE RETRIEVE THIS FROM THE MARKETING AGENT BY MY OFFICE.DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

AWAITS YOUR IMMEDIATE URGENT CO-OPERATIONS LATEST BEFORE FRIDAY .

YOURS TRUELY AT SERVICE AND PROGRESS.

DANLAMI MOHAMED ESQ

DIRECT PHONE--+22507907843






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