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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: "paul handason" <drpaul_handason@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:45:13 -0700
Subject: RE: email from miss shua arafat please do reply now.

My Dear Suzie,

How are you today .I got your mail sorry for not responding to you in time
and I was very happy . Listen,i must solicit your strictest confidence in
this transaction I have been trying to carry out this transaction with a
friend for some time. But am getting afraid of him. So if you will be nice
to me being a lady like me I will disclose the secret of this transaction to
you,but is only between you and i. First I must know dominion, because I
know with a good child of God I wouldn’t be so that afraid.

suzie, I will be sending to you the Deposit Certificate of the total fund
Security Companyto you through attachment but it all depend on how
trustworthy you are if my money is going to be saved with you?Please We must
build up a trust between both of us okay.

Buy next week I have to live for Spain for my medical checkup. So if you are
interested to help my Family transfer this fund in to your nominated
account,you have to send to me your full information in order not to seat
upon my money.

(1). NAME …………
(2). HOUSE ADDRESSE ………
(3)A CORPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT THROUGH ATTACHMENT...
(4)FAX AND CELL PHONE NUMBER
(5)AGE AND OCCUPATION… …

And they will also be used in processing for the transfer IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT
..

Sincerely,

Mrs. Shua Arafat.

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