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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: "mr james smith" <goodfather600@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:27:29 +0000
Subject: I WILL LIKE TO DONATE.CONACT ME SOON.

Dear sir/mam.
How are you.I HOPE YOU ARE FINE.I AM VERY SORRY
TO DISTOP YOU BY SENDING THIS E-MAIL TO YOU,I AM MR STOCKWIN THE PASTOR OF
GODWISDOM IN TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN.THE MAIN PURPOSE OF SENDING THIS MAIL IS
THAT,I WILL LIKE TO GIVE OUT THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY OF $80,000,000 TO ANY ONE
THAT IS NEEDED OF MONEY.THEIS FUND IS IN A FIXDEPOISTE OF MY NAME.SO I AM
SENDING THIS MAIL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST,IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE
IN NEED OF THIS FUND TO RECEIVE.
HERE ARE THE STEP YOU NEED TO FOLLOW.

MY BANK INFORMATION.
ACCOUNT;pastor stcokwin
ACCOUNT NUMBER:01188773773
BANK NAME:UNIBANK

SO ALL YOU NEED TO DO NOW IS TO CONACT ME FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND,AND
TAKE NOTE BEFOR THE IS FUND CAN BE TRANSFER TO YOU,YOU HAVE TO TAKE NOTE
THAT YOU HAVE TO BE RESPOSIBLIE FOR THE BANK TRANSFER FUND,WISH IS 0.55 %.
WITH GOD ALL THING ARE POSSBLIE.SO IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN NEED YOU CAN
CONATCXT ME BEFORIT BEEN GIVEN OUT,
GOD BLESS YOU.





Yours faithfully pastor stcokwin.

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