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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: denise robert <denise01_robert@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:27:32 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From Denise,


Dearest One,

I guess the receiving of this mail will not be a surprise to you. I am Denise Robert from liberia the Son of Late Dr Chima Robert a registered gold and diamond minners. But was assasinated during the charles taylor crises in the country i managed to escape with my mother for our life to Abidjan , before my Father died he told me that he deposited a trunk box that contains the Sum of (8,000.000,) million united states Dollars in the security company here in Abidjan, were I am residine with my mother, and the money was deposited as Family Valuable just for the security and safely of the money and he use my name as the only Son in registering the box as his next of kin and i have located the security company and show them the Document which the gave my late father the day he deposited this box and tell them that i want to retrive the box and their have agree to deliver the box to me, please dear I will like you to help me retreive this consingment box from the security
company and transfer it to your country and help me and my mother to come over to your country to reside with you and for investments of the money i have agree to offer you 20% of the total money please as soon as you receive this proposal. please try and get back to me immidately for more details,

Thanks and be blessed.

Yours Sincerely, Denise Robert,




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