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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: PASCAL KOUPAKI <pascalkoupaki91@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:35:26 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY PASTOR FOR YOUR BANK DRAFT OF USD$1.2MILLION DOLLARS



Dear Good Friend,

It is my pleasure to inform you that i have succeeded in transfering that fund with the
co-operation of a new partner in india.As of now i have resigned my political appointment as my countries minister of finance and i am now based in india where i am using my share of the fund or some investments(construction of an electronics industry)in india.I didn't forget your past efforts to assist me in transffering this funds.
Now contact my pastor,his name is pastor John Feu,
Jesus Embassy Bible Church,Cotonou,Benin republicPhone number +229 9381 1108.His email is (johnfeu19@yahoo.fr)

Ask him to send to you the sum of $1,200,000.00(USD$1.2MILLION)in a bank draft which i kept for your.Please accept the token as it is from the bottom of my heart.So feel free and get in touched with him with the bellow listed informations to enable him know where to send the draft to.Bellow is the informations you have to send to him:
(1) YOUR FULL NAME .................(2) YOUR ADDRESS ...................(3) YOUR COUNTRY ...................(4) YOUR PRIVATE TEL ...............
Please do let me know immediately you receive the bank draft so that we can share the joy
together after all the sufferances at that time you are trying to help me out. At the moment I am very busy here concerning the construction of my industry.
Finally, remember that i had forwarded instruction to my pastor on your behalf to receive the
bank draft, so feel free and get in touch with him and ask him to send the bank draft to you
without any further delay.

NOTE:I dropped the mailing fee togather with the draft with my pastor,so contact him and tell him where to send the draft to.

Best regards,
Hon:Dr Pascal koupaki.India
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