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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: Peter Clark <hiltonfinance700@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:43:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: RE:URGENT


ATTN:Fernanda,

Please note that you have no problem with this transfer because we have all the entire document backing up this transfer,

So you have noting to worry about as long as you get the account activated the funds will be transfer to your account in your country so that you can carry on with Mrs. Sarah Baxter last wish.

Please not that you have only this week to get this account activated otherwise justices will talk his cause.

Please do all you can to get the money needed for the account activation.

Regards,

Peter Clark

Fernanda Strauss <fernanda.strauss_@germanmail.info> wrote:

Hello dearest friend!

Can you also reply to me this: what about if things goes awry for some reason? Can it cause trouble to me? Can you guarantee that this would not be a problem?

Would you please inform me something about yourself: how much studies have you done?

Please do not ignore me. I will await your answer.

kind wishes,

Fr Fernanda Strauss

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