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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: "didecland@terra.es" <didecland@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:15:08 +0100 (MET)
Subject: JOB OFFER



OFFICE
21 Llanover road plum stead
SE18 3ST London.


Hello,

Good day to you, my name is Dave Decland, I am an artist , and the owner of Justin-Sus Art World .I live and work in London with the love of my life ,my wife Susan and two kids. It is definitely a full house.

I have been into artwork since childhood. That gives me years of experience. I majored in Art in high school and took a few college Art courses. Most of my work are done in either pencil or airbrush mixed with color pencils. I have recently added designing, ancient antiquities and creative artworks on the computer. I have been selling my art for the last 3 years and I have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines. I have sold some of my art works to some private companies in United States of America . But I do face some difficulties when it comes to Payment , because all my customers in America always offer to pay me with U.S Postal money order or cashier's check , and I find it very difficult to cash the Postal money order or cashier's check , in London, This is because the British Government does not permit the usage of Postal money or cashier's check in Britain.

Right now, I'm searching for a representative in United States that will be able to cash the Postal money order or cashier's check , in America and
wire the available funds to me in Britain. Who to trust are my problems. I’ve series of arrangements with the FBI in Washington, in attempt for anyone to make away with my funds; definitely the law will catch-up with him, and he will definitely face the consequences.

You are entitled to 10% commission for any transaction(that is for any Postal money order or cashier's check ,).This transaction is 100% legal.

Please get back to me with the following informations.
1)Your occupation
2)Single or Married
3)Age
4)Full Legal Names
5)Residential Address and or p.o box address
6)Direct Telephone Number

If you are interested. Once again this transaction is 100% legal, so feel free about this transaction and get back to me with the required information's to enable us proceed. Thanks for going through this proposal.

My warmest Regards and thanks for your anticipated assistant,
Dave Decland.
Director of JUSTIN-SUS ART WORLD INC,
London, United Kingdom.
+447031957254







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