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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: <fe32adams@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:36:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM: FELIX ADAMS ( urgent assistance. )

( felix24adams@yahoo.com )

DEAR SIR,

I KNOW IT MIGHT BE A SURPRISE TO RECIEVE A LETTER LIKE THIS FROM UNKNOWN PERSON. I GOT YOUR CONTACTS FROM SITE AND DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE. I AM FELIX ADAMS ( 22 YEARS OLD ) THE ONLY SON OF LATE CHIEF JOSEPH ADAMS WHO WAS A FAMOUS AND WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN,THE CAPITAL CITY OF IVORY COAST, LOCATED IN WEST AFRICA.

I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION TO HELP ME TRANSFER THE SUM OF (US$10,500,000.00 )TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE OF AMERICAN DOLLARS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FOR AN INVESTMENTS PURPOSES, SUCH AS REAL ESTATES MANAGEMENTS AND STOCK MARKERTS. WE INHERITED THE FUND FROM OUR LATE FATHER AND THE FUND WAS DEPOSITED IN FIXED / SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN ONE OF THE BANK HERE IN MY COUNTRY. I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OUT OF THE TOTAL FUND.

NOTE: I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO THIS MY INHERITANCE FUND DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN THE BANK. PLEASE QUICKLY CALL ME ON ( 00225 0778 3759 ) AND ALSO KINDLY REPLY ME ON THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ( felix24adams@yahoo.com ) FOR CONFIDENTIAL AND SECURITY REASONS OK THANKS.

THANKS WITH BEST REGARDS,
FELIX ADAMS.



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