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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: "Dave Agho" <dave_agho4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dave_agho@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:20:06 +0100
Subject: From Your Friend.................

Dave_Agho CONSULTING
14,Boulevard
Lome Togo
West Africa
Tel:00228-976-32-41

Dear Friend,

Based on the information and recommendation satisfactorily gathered
concerning your personalprofile, I hereby wish to acquaint you with a
business proposal that will be of benefit to both of us. I represent a
heiress family (their father is dead since last year) which would like to
invest their treasure in your country in order to invest it in various
projects such as in real state and business.

As a result of African economic and political instability, I am prompted to
look for credible, reliable and trust worthy person or company whom to
transfer this inheritance to his account,before his death, their father
deposited the money in a Trust Company but did not declare it as money, but
as precious goods of a value of ($US22.000.000.00.)

Meanwhile, all relevant documents pertaining to this 'Precious Family
Treasure' are with me and will be issued to you at your request. Kindly send
to me your acceptance mail and other details will follow. Expecting to hear
from you soonest. With warmest

kind regards
Mr. Dave_Agho

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