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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: "emile" <astrad_emile24@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:54:43 +0200
Subject: VERY URGENT NOTIFICATION


ATTN : SIR

SUBJECT: YOUR FUND .



MY NAME IS EMMANUEL PEDRO AND AN ATTORNEY AT LAW WITH ABBEY FINANCE
AND TRUST BERLIN GERMANY,I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR DEALINGS AND
TRANSACTION WITH SOME PEOPLE FROM AFRICA WHO HAS PROVEN TO BE A VERY
DISHONEST MAN AND INSINCERE TO YOU.HIS YES IS NO AND NO IS YES BUT

YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT HOW HE HAS DEALT

WITH YOU ALL THIS PERIODS.



YET YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER HERE IS VERY HEARTLESS AND COULD NOT

FACILITATE THE QUICK CONCLUSION OF THE BUSINESS

INSTEAD HE KEPT ON ASKING YOU FOR MONEY HERE AND THERE

AND YOU HAVE SENT MORE MONEY IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS TO

HIM WITHOUT GETTING ANYTHING.



WELL I HAVE WRITTEN THIS MAIL TO YOU BASED ON SYMPATHY

AS I SAID EARLIER AND WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT I CAN

ASSIST YOU AND FOLLOW THIS MATTER UP TO ITS LOGICAL

AND LEGAL CONCLUSION TO ENABLE YOU RECEIVE THIS FUND

IMMEDIATELY.



I WILL CONSIDER YOU FOOLISH AND SENSELESS IF BY ANY

MEANS YOU ARE STILL WRITING YOUR SO CALL FRIEND AND BUINESS
PARTNER.DISCONTINUE YOUR COMMUNICATION WITH HIM BECAUSE

HE HAS NOTHING TO OFFER YOU.






WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU .

REGARDS

EMMAUEL PEDRO
BERLIN GERMANY

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