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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: Wilson Kriskovsky <wilsonkriskovskyindustrial@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 14:46:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENTLY NEEDED FOR A PART TIME JOB..


Hello Altmann Klien,

Thanks for your mail,i want you to understand that you did not need any school certificate to present but what we only need is your trust and i want you to understand that,once you get us your informations needed,you we have the first contract and that will surely change your life entirely,i promise..

Hope to hear from you the informations needed for the contact to be sign to you..

Best Regard...
Wilson..

Altmann Klien <klien_altmann74@mozartmail.info> wrote:

Greetings,

I am thankful for your generous mail.

My work is a restaurant owner. It is a difficult job and I do not make much. Why do you choose me to do this employment for you? I have not at all serious school qualifications for your type of employment.

If you found that my written English is not exceptional, I am apologetic but it is not my working language.

Hr. Altmann Klien

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