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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: "Jacob Harry" <jacoharry@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:03:34 +0000
Subject: MY REGARDS..

Hi, Mr Sterling,

Thanks so much, I really have trust in you through Jesus Christ whom i
serve and he died for us.

1) I have procured some documents to enable you call the International
Remittance Department for the Claim of the $22.5million dollars.

So i will despatch them in two ways by Scanning through your mail id and i
will send the original through Courire service to your address for an update
in which to clearify you on the transaction for the legality sake.

Mr Sterling, when you see it, you will know that we have really spent a lot
of money, so please prepare to assit us because we will need you on that, i
don't know why my phone dosen't work over there and that is the only cell i
use but let me see if i will get another net-work for contactable sake okay.

Have a great weekend,

Thanks and God bless you.

Dr Jacob Harry.

N/B, please you have to send your bank informations immediately to enable
the bank put it into their computer Database for transfer, you have to do
this before monday morning so that i will establish it at once.

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