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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: "Desmond Eyadema" <desmond_deeeem13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: desmond_dema01@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:07:50 +0000
Subject: Hello respond to your mail.com

Good Day,
Is my pleasure for writing you this letter, hope you are fine?
I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am
DESMOND EYADEMA,The Ex late PRESIDENT SON OF TOGO, I call you in
respect of my consignment box in NEW YORK, which I want you to assist me and
stand as my foreign beneficiary to receive my fund over there in NEW
YORK,this fund am writing you about is $12.5million U.S.Dollars which my
late father deposited under SECURITY COMPANY for I and my mother. and Mr
.JOHN ASCOT who was supposeto receive this consignment in NEW YORK ,Was
demanding for 50% which I and my mother did not agree on for any reason,
that was why we have to stop the delivery to him immediately, and search for
another Beneficiary who can help us on this.
I will give you 20% for the total fund involve for your
assistance,because that was the former agreement we have with our
foreignpartner. Mr . JOHN ASCOT before he later change is mind
because of his greed that is why i and my mother put a stop to the
delivery to him ,please if you willing to help me, kindly reply me for more
details
Thanks and God Bless.
Yours Sincere
DESMOND EYADEMA

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