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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: felix guei <felixgueison2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 03:05:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Nice to hear from you again?


Dear Suzie,
Thanks for your response and willingness.
Am very sorry for the delay was due to the present condition of thing in my country as per the political election about to start for this ending of this year.
Which i have being runing around to see how possible for the transfer of the money as soon as you may notify me your intrest.
That i have decide my travling to live here and we meet over there in your country.

But i want to let you know what you should do,is that you will agree to provide for the bank account information of yours,so that the money will be transfered out first of all,and then we both will have to decide what to invest with the money ok.
Am willing to hear from you again,to know what next i should do.Hoping to hear from you.
My regard,
Felix



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