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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: james lovepeters <james_lovepeters2@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 10:50:45 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: COMPENSATION FOR YOUR PAST EFFORTS


COMPENSATION FOR YOUR PAST EFFORTS

Dear Good Friend ,
How are you today?
I am very happy to notify you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay
Presently I’m in Paraguay for investment projects
with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn’t forget your past
efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite
that it was unsuccessful.
Now contact my my lawyer, his name is mr Obasi Clement, his e-mail address
is fairfieldchambers1@yahoo.fr
ask him to send you the total sum of USD$800.000 bank draft which I raised in your favour 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 kindly get in touched with
my Lawyer Mr. Obasi Clement, and instruct him where to send the
amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the suffer ness at that time. In the moment, I’m very
busy here because of the investment projects which I have at hand with
the new partner, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to
the Lawyer on your behalf, so feel free to contact him now to enable
him send your money to you without any delay. My warmest regards to
your family.
Best Regards
James peters


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