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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: "brownuyi" <brownuyi@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:39:15 -0600
Subject: contact my secretary





Dear Friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from MEXICO.
Presently i'm in MEXICO for investment projects with my own share ofthe
total sum. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist
me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary in Benin his name is mark favour on this
e-mail address (markfavour1@yahoo.com) ask him to send you thetotal of
$800.000.00 which i kept for your compensation for allthe past efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time
very much.
so feel free and get in touched with my secretary mark favour instruct him
where to send the amount to you.Please do let me know immediately you
receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that
time. in the moment,
Iam very busy here because of the investment projects which me and thenew
partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money,
so feel free to get in touch with mark favour he will send the amount to
you without any delay.
Regards,
Barrister brownuyi

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