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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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Fraud email example:

From: jeffery george <george_chambers_ci@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 12:11:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: George


Hello Pastor,

All answers giving in that form was based on what mrs Bukah told me, the 10 commandments if I recall she said she don't know the actual one she has not broken because she is being sincere with you pople.Acoording to her apart from not killed some one before, not telling lies not stealling apart from some day to day erros I don't think there is any of the commandements she has broken knowinly according to her, you know she was once a muslem before converting to christianity I know she must have told you that before.So I belive you must use your discreation to see to it.I belive all these will not put pressure on her when she got to know about them because her condition certainly doesen't need that, and it might force her to reconsider the offer.

Waiting to here a more positive response.

George




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