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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: "owo greg" <gregowo1960@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:24:44 +0000
Subject: RE:Re:send the money today


Sir
i got your mail .it seens to me that you are not reponsible at all since one
week now i have been saying one thing to you and i can not understand it .i
do not need your money the law of senegal says that you must pay for the
documents befor it will be done please if you do not want to pay no problem
STOP SENDING YOU MAILS TO ME .I AM A BUZZY MAN PLEASE I DO NOT NEED I MAN
LIKE YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE A SICKNESS TO ME .BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HAVE A SIMPLE
UNDERSTANDING .I WANT YOU TO GET BACK INTO YOUR MOTHERS WOUNB SO THAT SHE
CAN GIVE BIRTH TO YOU AGAIN AND TRAIN YOU VERY FINE .THAT IS THE ONLY THING
I WILL TELL YOU FOR NOW .SINCE YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE THE COURT OF
SENEGAL CAN NOT DO ANY DOCUMENT FOR FREE.YOU MUST PAY FOR IT OR FORGET IT
.THAT IS THE ONLY LAW.
THANKS
BARISTER GREG OWO

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