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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: "gunter_anderson001@yahoo.ca" <gunter_anderson07@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: gunter_anderson001@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 12:06:08 -0500 (EST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE NOT YOUR MONEY PLEASE HELP ME


Hello Friend,

Good day to you, I greet you in the name of our lord Jesus Christ. My name is Mr.Gunter Anderson ,a British citizen based in United Arab Emirates(Abu-Dhabi), I’m artist by profession and blessed with three kids. I got your email address through Abu-Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and I decided to contact you. Actually I’m looking for a representative in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I have a job offer that will earn you $2,500.00 every week, this job offer will not stop you from your daily job, and the job offer is thus:

Most of my customers are AMERICANS, and they prefer paying me with Cashier’s Checks,it is very hard for me to cash the cashier’s check here in United Arab Emirates, because the United Arab Emirates Government does not permit the usage of cashier’s check here. So therefore I decided to search for a reliable and honest person in AMERICA to help me in cashing the cashier’s checks and send me physical cash here in UAE. If you find my offer interested and determined to work with me, you will be earning $2,500.00 every week as 10% commission as my AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE, this job offer will not affect your present work, and all I needed from you is honesty, mutual trust and understanding. Kindly send me the information’s below so that i will start making the necessary arrangements:

Your Complete Legal Name.
Your Present Residential Address.
Your Current House/Mobile Telephone Number.

As soon as I receive the above details from you, I will forward your informations to them in order to commence posting the cashier’s checks to your home address. I want to bring to your notice that you will not involve any of your money into this job offer, you won’t spend any money in this job offer not even a dime, consider this job offer and reply back to me with the above details, Thanks as I await your immediate response.

Sincerely Yours.
Mr.Gunter Anderson
Principal partner
Moore Arts, Abu-Dhabi
UAE.


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