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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: "john emma" <john_emma@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 21:32:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Compensation


Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transfe=
rred under the cooperation of a new partner from Venezuala. Presently i=
'm in Venezuala 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 failed us somehow.

Now contact my secretary in Nigeria his name Mr Godson Usman, (godson_u=
sman@yahoo.com) His number is 234 -1-7609828 ask him to send you the ch=
eque of $1.5 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)=
which i kept for you as a compensation for all the past efforts and at=
tempts 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 Godson Usman, and instruct him where t=
o send the cheque to.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share t=
he joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, I=92m very=
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new part=
ner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruct=
ion to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free=
to get in touch with Godson Usman, i, he will send the cheque to you
without any delay

Regards,

Mr John Emma,=20

=A1Vive la pasi=F3n del f=FAtbol! Toda la Copa Am=E9rica, en Starmedia =
http://pan.segundosfuera.com/copaamerica/

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