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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: 1487539 <1487539@gadball.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:59:24 -0700
Subject: Contact Mr Moha for your fund.


Dear Good Friend,
It is my pleasure to let you know about my success in getting those
fund transffered under the cooperation of a new partner from China. I
didn't forget your past efforts to assit me in transffering those
funds despite that we did not conclude it.Now contact my secretary Mr
Jibril Moha on his email
(jibril_moha11@myway.com) and ask him to send you the total sum of
($750,000.00)seven hundred and fifty thousand us Dollars in A
Certified bank draft
which i raised for your compensation .So feel free and get intouch
with him and give him your address on where to send the certified bank
draft.Information such as your:
 
1. FULL NAME........2. ADDRESS .........3. COUNTRY .........
4. PRIVATE TEL .....5. PRIVATE FAX . ...6. OCCUPATION.......
 
Let me know immediately you receive the fund for us to share the joy
of the transfer sucess.I'm very busy here with my investmentprojects
which i am having at hand with my new partner here in the Federal
Republic of China.Be informed that i left every instruction to the
secretary on your behalf,so feel free to get intouch with him.
 
Thank you,
Barr. Donald.

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