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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: daniel man <dani_ze80@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <danielman_4@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:06:20 +0200
Subject: FROM MR DANIEL MAN



FROM MR DANIEL MAN
DEAR PARTNER
This message might meet you in utmost surprise however,it's just my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me contact you for this transaction. I am banker by profession from HONG KONG working in west Africa and currently in DAKAR-SENEGAL in security company
I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds $36.700.000.00 Million United State Dollars Deposited in a Trunk Box called CONSIGNMENT total cash in US DOLLARS belonging to the deceased client who died in the sharter plane which crashed on mount kenyan in the kenyan city of sumburu on 21st july,2003 this BOX can be move to any country of your choice where you can have access of it for our sharing
You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on thiswebsite :http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.htmlHence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this funds $36.700.000.00 United State Dollars can be shared between us in the ratio 50/50 if you agree to my business proposal.Eagerly waiting for your urgent response please.
MR DANIEL MAN
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