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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: "patrick" <patrickjohnson_@myway.com>
Reply-To: patrick50@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:47:07 -0500 (EST)
Subject: WITH REGARDS







Dear sir,
My name is patrick johnson malambo, I hail from the Republic of South Africa, 41 years, married with three children. I am the Director of Global Security &amp; Finance Services Limited South Africa. I got the information concerning you from the foreign department of our chamber of commerce and after due consideration, I decided to contact you believing that by the Grace ofGod, that you will not disappoint me over this deal.
I have been working with this company for over fifteen years. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous precision how African Heads of State and Government functionaries have been using Global Security &amp; Finance Ltd to move sums of money USD, Pounds Sterling, French Francs (cash) to their foreign partners. They bring in these consignments of cash and secretly declare the contents as jewelries, golds,diamonds, precious stones, family treasures, etc. Their foreign partners, friends and relatives are claiming most of these consignments. A lot of them are lying here unclaimed for as much as five years. Nobody will ever come for them because in most cases, the Certificate of Deposit are never available to anybody except the depositors or me since most of them are dead.
I have through the instrumentality of Global Security &amp; Finance re-deposited all these unclaimed and overstayed consignment into the Vault Facility of a reputable Security Company in Europe. Since the inception of the year 2002, our company's management has changed the procedure of claims of consignment, as soon as you are able to produce the secret information as contained in the secret file of any consignment, it will be released to you upon demand.I have finalized
every arrangement for you to claim consignment No. 1401, 1402 containing $30 Million. I will supply you with all the information and documents that will facilitate your easy claim of the consignment.Upon your positive reply of this letter, I will furnish you with further details and information regarding the modus operandi for the execution of the transaction.
This business is risk free as I have taken necessary preventive measuresThe mode of sharing will be eqaul, you can reach me by email and I will direct you on what to do.Upon your positive consider.ation ,kindly mail your confidential telephone and fax numbers with which we can
discussthe execution of the business and also to enable me send the certificate of deposit for your perusal.
Expedite action.
Yours faithfully,
Mr patrick johnson malambo



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