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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?Andr=E9=20George?= <andr1_lawfirm@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:18:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: REF/ MRS COMFORT MAKONNI


SIR,
I CAN CONCLUDE FROM THE TONE OF YOUR MAIL THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME TO BENIN FOR THE FACT THAT YOU ARE VERY BUSY AND ALSO YOU WANT ME TO HANDLE ALL THE COSTS UNTIL THE FUND GETS TO YOU IN ALABAMA.
TO BE CANDID,LET FOR ME,I DO NOT SUPPORT GIVEN OUT MONEY TO PEOPLE I DONT KNOW BUT FOR THE LEGAL BOUND HOLDING ME TO MY CLIENT WHICH MAKES IT IMPERATIVE TO DO AS SHE WISHES.
I WENT TO THE COMPANY AND WAS TOLD MRS MAKONNI IS OWING THE COMPANY OUTSTANDING DEPOSIT CHARGES AND SHE HAS BEEN OWING THIS SINCE SHE WAS HOSPITALISED,I HAVE AGREED TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE THE FUND CANNOT BE RELEASED UNLESS THE DEPOSIT CHARGES IS PAID.I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE COMPANY OPERATES A SPECIAL DELIVERY MODE OF OPERATION CALLED DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SYSTEM OF DELIVERY WHERE A DIPLOMAT IS ASSIGNED TO CARRY THE FUND TO YOU IN UNITED STATE.I WAS TOLD THIS IS SAFE AND QUICKER AND WHEN I PROPOSED TO THEM IF IT IS POISSIBLE TO PAY THEM UPON DELIVERY,I WAS GIVEN A POSITIVE RESPONSE SO YOU WILL PAY THEM UPON THEIR ARRIVAL.
I WAS ALSO TOLD I WILL HAVE TO DO SOME BACKING DOCUMENTS,LEGALISATION FEE FROM THE COURT OF JUSTICE,CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP LEGALLY ACCLAIMING YOU AS THE BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THE MONEY AND A DOCUMENT FROM NATIONAL DRUG AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACCLAIMING THIS MONEY NOT TO BE THE RETURNS GOT FROM THE SALES OF DRUG.

SIR,I WILL NEED YOUR COOPERATION IF YOU WANT THINGS TO WORK ACCORDINGLY,I NOT A RICH PERSON AND CAN ONLY DO WHAT I CAN SO I WANT YOU TO SEND THE SUM OF 450 US DOLLARS TO ME THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER IN THE NAME OF MY SECRETARY "MR.ONUIGBO KINGSLEY OKEZIE"
SO THAT I CAN IMMEDIATELY START ON THE DOCUMENTS.
I WILL ALSO ADVICE YOU TO CONTACT THE COMPANY YOURSELF AND ASK THEM WHATEVER YOU MIGHT WISH TO ASK.ALSO TRY TO CONTACT MRS COMFORT MAKONNI.
AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE,
BARR ANDRE GEORGES.


Pastor Robert Ised <pastorised@googlemail.com> a écrit : I gave you our address that is where you are to send the money. You are also required to handle all the details yourself

I will talk to you again once I receive Mr's Makonni's funds by bankers draft from you.

Pastor Robert Ised

On 7/31/06, André George <andr1_lawfirm@yahoo.fr> wrote: SIR,

MY CLIENT SENT A MAIL TO ME ASKING ME HOW FAR I HAVE GONE WITH THE DONATION P¨ROCESSES AND I TOLD HER YOU ARE YET TO GIVE ME A GO AHEAD ORDER.

I AM HAPPY YOU FINALLY DECIDED THAT HER DONATION WILL BE ACCEPTED AS SHE IS WORRIED THAT YOU WILL NOT ACCEPT HER DONATION DUE TO ONE REASON OR THE OTHER.SHE WROTE TO ME THAT SHE HAS A LIMITED TIME AND WILL ALWAYS BE GLAD THAT THINGS WORK ACCORDING TO HER PLANS.

LET ME HAVE ALL DETAILS OF THE ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED.ALSO ON MY OWN PÄRT,I WILL LIKE TO ADVICE YOU THAT A VOLOUNTARY DONATION THAT COMES FROM THE HEART SHOULD NOT BE TOYED WITH.IT IS HER WISH AND THIS MUST BE PUT INTO CONSIDERATION ABOVE ALL OTHER THINGS.SHE WANTS TO DONATE MONEY TO THE LORD SO DONT DISCOURAGE HER.YOU DONT HAVE TO TELL ME YOU HAVE AGREED TO ALLOW MRS MAKONNI TO DONATE AS WHAT SHE WANTED TO DONATE IS NOT STIPENDS.IT IS HER WISH TO PLEASE THE LORD SO DONT DISCOURAGE HER.YOU ARE A PASTOR AND AS A RESULT,YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BEAR THINGS MORE THAN US WHO ARE ORDINARY HUMAN BEIGNS.

MY CLIENT HAS A LIMITED TIME AND I WANT YOU TO RESPECT HER WISH AND HER ASPIRATIONS.LET ME HAVE ALL YOU FULL CONTACT INFORMATIONS SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE SITUATION OF THINGS.

YOURS SINCERELY,


BARR. ANDRE GEORGES.




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