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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: angel johnson <angeljohnson200@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Angel_johnson909@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 03:12:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Kindly accept my apology p


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Greetings!

I believe you are a respected personality, considering the fact of where i got your contact.

I am angel johnson, I inherited an important sum of money from my late father who was a prominent Gold and Cocoa merchant who died in recent crisis in Iraq in one of his business trip.

I want you to assist me to clear this sum of seven million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars (USD 7,500,000) and other family values which was deposited by my late father in a Treasure Box in a Security Company before his untimely death.
I will give you the contact of the Security Agency Company where the treasure box is, so that you can contact them immediately to discuss and make proper arrangement with them, hence I'm just 18 years old and do not know much about this kind of issues and handling cases of this nature.This is the reason why i contacted you.
Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you.

I will gladly give you some resonable percentage from the total sum for your assistance while I pray that you do not betray me at last, all i just require from you is your sincere interest in helping me and acting as a business partner to my late father so now you're standing in for me to make sure everything works out well and good.

Have it in mind that the security company are not aware of the fact that there's money in that box, all they know as the content of the box is just family values and unestimable quality and expensive things but the aspect of the money they dont know it's only between me and my late father that really knows the other content of the box and on no condition must they know until every thing is concluded and the box is pulled out from their office over to you there while you help me come over there.

Please it is important you contact me immediately for more clearification on the next step on this transaction.

Awaiting your immediate response and God bless you.

Reply through my email address: ( Angel_johnson909@yahoo.com)

Yours Sincerely,
Angel johnson

Please dont forget reply through my private email address: Angel_johnson909@yahoo.com



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