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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: "Mrs.Mai Angelo" <angelo.mai5@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mai_angelo1@walla.com
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:41:29 +0800
Subject: Email from Mrs.Mai Angelo

Dear Sir,
I am Mai Angelo , 32 year from Luxembourg United Kingdom, I am working with Golden shipping company here in London, Actually am in need of some one who is reliable and
capable of handling a contract business in Asian region.At the moment i
have a contract business of a supply in the shipping company here am
working, and am ready to give you this contract business depending on your
interest, Really this is a straight forward business which will be of a
good dividends to both of us.
I got this supply contract with a Golden shipping company in London
here .to supply a product called AQUA-CHIPS , This product is a navigating
product which directs the ship in motion while traveling, `
It will be my pleasure to do this contract with you, as i know that
this contract is going to be a continues contract and am willing to
introduce you to other shipping companies here depending on the
terms of agreement we are going to reach.
Right now i have discovered where we can get this product at a cheaper
rate in Malaysia, I have spoken to the engineers and they have
agreed to go to Malaysia to buy, Now the issue is that i don't have the
capital to execute this contract, so i need you to stand as the
distributor of the Aqua -chips by buying it out from the distributors there
in Malaysia and resell to the engineers, you will buy a carton of this product from the distributors at rate of $16,800.00usd and you will be reselling to the engineer at rate of $46,830.00usd. it is 30 bottles in one carton,
,and the engineers will be buying more than 3 cartons in each trip they come to buy from you
Please my dear I really want some one who is capable to handle this contract because is not a small contract . and i really don't want the engineers to go directly to the
seller in Malaysia and find out how much the distributor sell this
product, because this will affect the business and it will affect me here in
the company because i have already told them a carton of aqua chips is
$16,800.00usd there in Malaysia, so please let me know your interest
before i can review all information to you
best regards
Mrs.Mai Angelo


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