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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: jim ray <jimray000187@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:59:45 +0000
Subject: Contact My secretary God have done it


From:Master Jim RayMy Good Friend,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 am in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Mean while, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my secretary in Accra Ghana as i stated below follow his instructions:Rev.Kone GuciEmail: rev_kone_guci01@yahoo.itTelephone number +233 275434798.Ask him to send you the check what of $950.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me inthis matter and i have appreciated your past efforts at that time very much.So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Rev.Kone Guciand instruct him where to send the check to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy together afterall the sufferness at that time you trying to help me out. at this moment I am very busy here because of the investment projects which i and my new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that i had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive the check, sofeel free to get in touch with Rev.Kone Guci to send the check to you without any further delay and try to be honest with him because he is Godfaring man.With Best Regards,Master Jim Ray.
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