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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: barr_ udo1 <barr_udo1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:14:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: email


Dear suzan

Thanks for your mail, also your acceptance to my email. Moreover, the business i proposed to you is never a Childs play, depending on your question if it is real? However,

I assured you of safety in the business and what you are to do is to contact my secretary to send you the cheque. i have pass order to my secretary and trop all the information that is needed in this offer .

So my dear you don’t need to worry about anything just go ahead and contact my secretary to send to you the draft.about this pertinent docmnt's that you are asking me you don't have anything to do weth it ok. but if insist to see prove than i can give you the contact of the paying bank there in Benin for you to contact tham by your self.

If that is ok with you let me konw as soon as you get this mail than i will forword the bank address to you aswill. but way i told to to get in touch weth my secretry so that he will dou everything there in benin because his is there to do the job for me and make sere your fund get's to you to your door step ok

Thanks and may God bless you


Barrister Raymond


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