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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: Treasure Officer <treasureofficer@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: smithcolebanker@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:57:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re:URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED FROM YOU




Walt Fisher <waltfisher57@VICTIMADDRESS> wrote:

TREASURY OFFICER


Dear Mr fisher,

Thanks to your mail,about the demostration of some careful proof that you made mentioned, for your perusal by the grace of god tommorrow im going to went true my closet to get out the deposit cretificate of this said treasure and try to send to you.Because that is the only documents that is needed from anybody that i present as the owner of this treasure.The claim department is going to ask this from you before the final appoval is issued .

There is no any possible leak from any where or any angle atall.have to know that im an insider here in this company and i knew all the secret of any shipment or claim.this proposal is 100% free risk.you have to know that i too have a personalty to protect as a respected staff of this worldwide company, likewise you too. so feel free to go ahead with me ok...and make sure you keep this as a high confidencial issue between us.

Await your confidencial mail and your full support letter from you in your next mail so that we can move forward.Because there is no time to waist atall

REGARDS,
SMITH COLE





Thank you much for your email.

Please do understand that I had said in my previous email that I have determined to advance with this overture. All I am needing now is please for you to demonstrate some careful proof of how it will work.

Also I have been thinking: what about a possible leak about this overture?

I wish for and wait for a indulgent response from you.

Yours truly,

Walt

This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, use, or distribution of the information included in this message and any attachments is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail and immediately and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Thank you. http://www.VICTIMADDRESS/







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