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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: Diplomat David Ezekiel <diplomats002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <d_ezekiel2007@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 03:07:07 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY FAST.


TELEPHONE:+44 70457 04443FAX NUMBER:+44-870-135-0395We are Diplomatic Corp that holds special and valuableconsignments for reputable clients that are honest andtrustworthy.We work in collaboration with top firms all over theworld as we have earned a name as a service whosehallmarks in reliability and confidentiality arerevered.International missions, Diplomats, Embassies of theworld have used our services to satisfaction.A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that canassist her and her family in retrieving her packagecontaining some amount of money from a Diplomatic Corpin Europe.The benefactor and her children have been confinedonly to their country home and all their calls andmovements are monitored, as a result,its absolutelyimpossible for them to do anything as regardsretrieving the money. Their only means of communication is via internet andyou are being contacted because your assistance isneeded in claiming the funds on their behalf.The amount was accrued from Diamond sales over aperiod of six years and its USD75M (Seventy FiveMillion U.S.Dollars).These funds are fully free of any liens, orencumbrances and are clean, clear and has no criminalorigin.The funds have nothing to do with any form ofillegality and all documentations needed to prove thesource of the funds were submitted when the funds werebeing deposited and these documents would prove thesource of the funds and authenticate the fact that thefunds are clean and has no links whatsoever witheither drugs or terrorism.For your assistance in this transaction,the benefactorand her Children have agreed to give you 30% of thetotal amount of money which is equivalent to US$22.5Million (Twenty Two Million,Five Hundred ThousandUnited States Dollars) and this role simply entailsretrieving the funds on their behalf from theDiplomats in Europe and all the information needed toclaim the funds would be sent to you as soon as youindicate your interest in assisting them as well asproviding the following information to facilitate thesmooth conclusion of the transaction..1) Your Full Name: ___________________________2) Your Address:_______________________________3) Your Telephone Number:_______________________4) Your Fax Number: __________________________5) Your Mobile Number:_____________________________6) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City ofResidence:____________________7) Your Age:___________CALL ME ON:+44 70457 04443FAX NUMBER:+44-870-135-0395I await your response Urgently.Mr.Mr. David Ezekiel****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL*****
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