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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: mohd ibra <mohd_ibra26@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:36:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: compensation.


Dear Justin Thyme,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner in 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 transffering those funds despite that it failed us
somehow.

Now contact my secretray in Benin Republic in Cotonou,his name is Mr
Akim Bello and this was is contact email:(akim_bello41@yahoo.com) and ask him to send you the total $800,0000 Certified Bank Draft which I raised in your favour 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, so feel free and get
in touched with my secretary Mr Akim Bello 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 joy after all the sufferness at that time.

In the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects
which me and my new partiner are having at hand, finally,remember that I passed an authomated instructions to my secretary on your behalf and you should feel free to contact him now to enable him send your money to you without any delay.

My regards to you and your family,

MR.Mohd.

Justin Thyme <justin_thyme@inoutbox.com> wrote:
Dear Professor Soludo,

I have now secured the required fees of $50,000 please advise secure bank account details so I can

transfer the funds to you as quickly as possible.

Once that is done can you confirm this will be the final payment I need to make to secure the transfer of

the $25Million into my trust,

If necessary you can call me on my work number - +1 (425)906-3449 - and be patient, if I am on the

phone it will let me know there is a call waiting and put you on hold, I will try and get off the phone as

soon as I can.

yours

Justin Thyme

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