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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: mr_paul22@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 12:33:03 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dear=20Sir?=

Dear Sir

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay. Presently i'm in Paraguay
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.meanwhile,i didn't
forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those
fundsdespite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary,his name is Barr.John Obi now contact him on his
email address: barr_john_obi2006@walla.com tel:229-9313-8769 ask him to
send you the total $200,000.00 which i kept for your compensation for all
the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated
your efforts at that time very much. sofeel free and getintouched with my
secretary and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joyafter all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, i am very busy
herebecause of the investment projects which me and the new partner are
having athand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the
secretary onyour behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch
with Barr.John Obi he will send the amount to you without any delay.with
best
regards,
Mr.Paul





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