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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: RUTH JAWAD <mrsruthjawad07@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:23:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY PLEASE.


Greetings,

I thank you so much for your kind reply. I am very much happy to hear from you at this moment.

However, i want you to please forward the following information to me immediately so that i could be able to issue order to the security company to enable them to release the fund to you as the sole beneficiary to my late hsuabnd LATE MR. JAMES JAWAD.

Furthermore, my ultimate ambition of doing this is to assist the children of God , by buliding houses and schools for age men and women, help the poor children in the street.

Please i want you to make sure that everything is been done properly without any delay and i pray to God almighty that i will be alive to see the children of God enjoying what my late husband left for them all.

Note, immediately i receive the following information from you i will move ahead to issue order for the release of the fund in your name.

1. YOUR FULL NAME{ IN YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT }
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS AND OFFICE ADRESS.
3. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR URGENT COMMUNICATION WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY.
4. YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME TO CLAIM THE FUND OUT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.

I will forword the following information to the security company immediately i receive this informations from you.

Thank you and God bless you and your family.

Sincerely Your's

Mrs Ruth Jawad.

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