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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: FELIX GUNO <felixguno905@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tch_felix2002@latinmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 03:33:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.


ATTENTION SIR\MA.
It is my pressure to write you. I believe that my letter meet you in good health and sound state on mind. May I use this opportunity to ask for your permeation to introduce myself.
I am Dr Felix Gono by name chief accountant by profession in Agric Bank Zimbabwe.
I know that this internet had been greatly abuse by some undesirables element, but it still the fastest and easer’s way of communication ,is of know doubt that you might be thinking on how I got your e-mail address or your information ,being that internet is the best way of communication I take delight in search of you through it.
I believe that you might have had the exercises that toke place in the year 2000 to 2003 in Zimbabwe, during the land reform program which almost clears all the foreigners life. During this exercises my client by name Ballard James a native of united kingdom who was a successful farmer here was among the victims of those who lost their life’s. this my client deposit the sum of twenty-five millions united state dollars (25 000 000.00) in my bank with this name (Kilgour) as the beneficiary of the fund, but since his death I have make a great delight to see if anyone might come to claim the fund as his relative or friends which his name tarried with the beneficiary name that is in the document but no one have ever come for it. I also take delight to locate his family in united kingdom but all my effort ruined over without any hit of getting his family.
Being that I am one of the opposition of this present government I did not want to disclose this fund to the government account because it will ends up in the hands of tyrant democratic government not for them to use it for the benefit of the misses rather than putting it in they pocket.
What the president had done to the foreigners had lead the UN and EU to sanction our economy which the masses are crying, Now he has turn to be against masses, what he is doing is to make sure that no one will open his mount to tell him that what he is doing is not right. Now, he is intimidating the masses by force.
My contact to you is to bring you as the rightful beneficiary of the fund being that your name tarried with the name in the document that is in my prosaction. I am promising you that is 100% free Rick. Also I am going to use my victual power to see that ever thing work out fine as I have planned.
Oh! Out of the depth do I cry for your understanding, hear my voice let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication, if you could remove doubt we will make it.
My soul wait delight in you. I advice you to reach me with my personal email (tch_felix 905@yahoo.com). As soon as I get your urgent response I will give you full Detail.
Thanks.
Yours Faithfully.
Dr. Felix Gono.

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