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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: ms comfort <mscomfort52@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrscomfort@o2.pl>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:25:45 +0000
Subject: From Mrs.Comfort Whisky



From Mrs.Comfort Whisky
Benin Republic

I am Madam Comfort Whisky-a citizen of philippine, widow, and legitimate heir to the late former Minister of finance who was assassinated for been working with the ex-president Joseph .E in philippine.I inherited a total sum of $12 million dollars from my late husband,The presure from my decease husband's family for this money has compelled me to leave Manila and have the money which is concealed in a metallictrunk box is deposited with a security and finance company Benin under a secret arrangement as a family treasure.This means that the security company does not know the content of this box that was shipped from the Philippine to Benin under a diplomatic coverage. My purpose of asking for your assistance boil down to the fact that I don't want my late husband's family to be aware or nameinvolve, and the deposit statement of the box authorized the company to make this box avaliable for shipment on request only to my foreign bussiness representative, though unname.Hence I want you to contact the the security company as my bussiness partner / associate, after receiving the prove from me to enable the company release the consigment to you diplomatically, while I join you onthe arrival of the box.I have recently paid all demurrage ,storage charges and the shipment fee, all you need do is to help me contact the security company and introduce yourself as my bussiness partner / associate ,requesting theshipment of the box to your address which you willprovide.And as soon as Diplomatic shipping agent approved the shipment and tell you the arrival date of the box then I will join you to give you 35% of the money instantly before I go on with the proposed investment inyour domain provided is secured and investment friendly.Please if you are interested and willing to represent me as my bussiness partner / associate kindly write me as soon as possible.I awaits your urgent responseBest wishesMadam Comfort Whisky
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