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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: shafer uma <shaferum01@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:47:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Shiek Shafer Umaru.


Attention:Dr. Cravin D Moorhead,

Looking unto Jesus the author and the finisher of my faith.I pray that sickness will never visit you and your household amen” this is my prayer to whomever I come across.

I have read your mail with rapt attention. I cannot even quantify the high level of release your words have already created. Could you please enlighten me the more on how I could put all that into practical practice.

Please reply, you might be saving my life, I am just as abandoned and helpless. While you advice me how to leave again, my family is praying for the delay I will finally breath out to enable them lay their hands on my remaining property and money. Whereas there are many out there I strongly believe this money will make a huge impart in their lives.

Please your 24hours response will go along way to help me.
Thanks and may the almighty be with you and your household.

Shiek Shafer Umaru.




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