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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: john ugo <john_ugo015@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <gscheadoffice31@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 05:54:21 +0100
Subject: Contact them immediately and get back to me



Dear Friend, It has been long we communicate last,am so sorry for the delay, i am talking of your cheque of ($1.5 Million USD) that my boss asked me to mail to you as soon as you request for, but due to some minure issue you fails to respond at the aproprate time, and presently the cheque is with me here in BENIN REPUBLIC.
Though i had a new contact from a friend of mine who works with one security company here in BENIN REPUBLIC that will assit you on delivery your cheque at your door step with a cheeper rate, which the company said that it will cost you sum of $85,so you have to register with them now.
Below is thier email address,
gscheadoffice31@yahoo.fr ) and the Directors name is ( Dr kelly landers). Telephone.......+229-93-15-66-35Fax.......+229-98-90-577 Make sure you contact them as soon as possible, meanwhile i will go right away to the security company and submit your cheque with them, and i would like you contact them for more information and clearification with thier email address and phone numbers above. I will like to hear from you as soon as you recieved your cheque.
Thank you.
Mr John Ugo

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