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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: nicola sever <nicolasevar78@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 02:18:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT THEM NOW


Attn;My Dear Good Friend,

Longest time, i hope all is well together with your family,if so glory
be to God almighty. Well,Sorry to hear this news and understand that
the fault is not from me.I'm happy to inform you about my success in
getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner
from paraguay.Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my
own share of total sum.mean while, i didn't forget your past efforts
and attempts to assist me in transferring this funds despite that it
failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in Repubic of Benin his name is MR Mazo ricard
E-mail;(godisgood4150@yahoo.fr)

Ask him to send you the total Amount of $850,000.00 u.s dollars which
i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to
assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very
much. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary MR Mazo ricard
and instruct him where to send the check and send him your contact
information like.

1.Your Full Name.................
2.Your Delivery Address..........
3.Your Office & Home Tel Phone...
4.Your Country Location..........
5.Sex............................
6.occupation.....................
7.age............................
So that he will submit it to the courier company where i directed him
for the check to be sent to your designated address without any delay.
Please do let me know immediately if you receive it so that we can
share the joy after all the sufferness at that time ok, In the moment,
Im very very busy here because of the investment projects which me and
the new partner are having at hand,finally,remember that I have
forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to instruct the
courier company to send the check to you as soon as you send your
details information without delay,so feel free to get in touch with MR
Mazo ricard he will inform courier to send the check immediately to
you
without any delay as iinstructed him to do.

Thank you and may God Bless you.
Best Regards,
Barrister frank john.



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