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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: david walters <davidwalters57@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:56:22 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY HUMBLE PASTOR IMMEDIATELY



Dear Friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those fund stransferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently i'm in Paraguay 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 some how. Now contact my Pastor in Benin his name is Muster Chico on this e-mailaddress (vcprivate@yahoo.fr) ask him tosend you thetotal of $1.200.000 USD which i kept for your compensation for allthe past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.so feel free and get in touched with my Pastor Muster Chico and instruct him where to send the amount to you.Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can sharethe joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had Forwarded instruction to the Pastor on our behalf to receive that money, sofeel free to get in touch with Muster Chico, he will send the amount to you without any delay. NOTE :BELWO HERE IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS YOU WILL SEND TO MY HOMBLE PASTOR. (1) YOUR FULL NAMES.......... (2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS... (3) YOUR DIRECT CELPHONE NUMBER AND HOUSE PHONE WITH FAX IF ANY .... (4) YOUR ID EITHER INTERNATIONAL PAS-PORT OR DRIVING LINCES....... Regards, Dr;David Walters.
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