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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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Fraud email example:

From: peddrowilliams_barrister barrister <peddrowilliams_barrister@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:32:30 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT PLEASE


I have not hard from you for a long time now, what happened?
well want to hear from you concerning this transaction if you are no longer interested
in the on gon transaction between you and my chember. The bank is on my nake concerning this transaction and they are treatening to charge me for force transafer of
fund ilegally why can you do something so that we shall know what to do to make sure we get this fund. You have delay this transaction so much that the whole agencies that are concerned looking into this matter please do write me so that we canclude. thanks
Peddro Williams

Bernon Schweitzitz <bernon.schweitzitz@mozartmail.info> wrote:

Much thanks for the reply.

Inform me how much further has the great scheme gone now?

Once again I am compunctious. I am still immensely tied up with my job - my old bureau has not been paying me my money for many long hours so I now have to look for other work.

But, we should progress with your fine transaction and I promise that I will fix all your open issues sometime within the next 2 days.

A thought for you, Better die ten years early than live ten years poor.

If you find that my english is not excellent, I am contrite but it is not my first language.

It would be good if you would please answer? I would expect something indulgent from you.

yours truly,

Hr Schweitzitz


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


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