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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: Nick Hinds <nick.hinds3@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:20:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE:{Spam?} Re:{Spam?} URGENT.


Hello Mr. Ewart Sankt,

Why do you alwats put this" Re:{Spam?} " whenever you are replying my mails?

I have not still heard from you and still have not recieved a copy of your International Passport which i have to forward to the Fidelity Investment Corporation as a prove and Genuity.

There is also an update that i will send you immediately i hear from you. I also tried calling your number too but it could not connect. Please, i am expecting your call now.

I await your urgent response of this mail.

Regards,
Mr. Nick Hinds.












Thank you for the reply.

Normally, one can seldom be certain in these type of offers. It causes me get reminded of a profound truism, A fly before his own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Based on our previous emails, you know that I have concluded to go ahead with your amazing proposition. All that is needed now is please show some scrupulous proof of the mechanism of your lovely proposition.

Also I have been contemplating: what about EEC money transfer laws?

I wish that you would not ignore me. I will wait for a gracious response from you.

Yours truly,

Mr. Ewart Sankt

By the way I tried to call the phone number you gave but it was unobtainable. Sorry.

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