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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: "paul13john@terra.es" <paul13john@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 19:19:36 +0100 (MET)
Subject: From Mr.Paul John.



From Mr.Paul John.
Telephone Number. 44-7031945618
paul_john1946@yahoo.com.hk

We are Diplomatic Corp that holds special and valuable consignments forreputable clients that are honest and trustworthy.
We work in collaboration with top firms all over the world as we haveearned a name as a service whose hallmarks in reliability and
confidentiality are revered. REPLYInternational missions, Diplomats,Embassies of the world have used ourservices to satisfaction.

A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that can assist her and herfamily in retrieving her package containing some amount of money from aDiplomatic Corp in Europe.
The benefactor and her children have been confined only to theircountry home and all their calls and movements are monitored, as a
result,itsabsoultely impossible for them to do anything as regards retrieving themoney.

Their only means of communication is via internet and you are beingcontacted because your assistance is needed in claiming the funds ontheirbehalf.
The amount was accrued from Diamond sales over a period of six yearsand its USD20.5M (Seventy Five Million U.S.Dollars).

These funds are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean,clear and has no criminal origin.
The funds have nothing to do with any form of illegality and alldocumentations needed to prove the source of the funds were submittedwhenthe funds were being deposited and these documents would prove thesourceof the funds and authenticate the fact that the funds are cleanand hasno links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.

For your assistance in this transaction,the benefactor and her Childrenhave agreed to give you 30% of the total amount of money which isequivalent to US$22.5 Million (Twenty Two Million,Five Hundred ThousandUnited States Dollars) and this role simply entails retrieving thefunds
on their behalf from the Diplomats in Europe and all the informationneeded to claim the funds would be sent to you as soon as you indicateyour interest in assisting them as well as providing the followinginformation to facilitate the smooth conclusion of the transaction.


1) Your Full Name: ___________________________

2) Your Address:_______________________________

3) Your Telephone Number:________________________

4) Your Fax Number: __________________________

5) Your Mobile Number:_____________________________

6) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City of

Residence:_____________________

7) Your Age:__________________________

I await your response Urgently.

Mr.Paul John.
I want you to call me now on .

****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL*****
This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be legallyprivileged.

If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction,
copying,distribution, or other dissemination or use of thiscommunication is

strictly prohibited.
paul_john1945@yahoo.com.hk





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