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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: "Nosa Stevens" <n1_stevens@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:37:18 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Urgent Matter (Respond Urgently)


Dear Sir
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Compliments of the day

I got your contact through our chambers of commerce via internet for th=
e sole purpose of this urgent assistance.=20
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I want you to assit me in pulling out my client's money stucked in Firs=
t Inland Bank Limited which was deposited Late Mr Curtis Casey From you=
r country an Account staff of Elf Petroleum Limited
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I am Mr Nosa Stevens, I am a banker with First Inland Bank at Port-Harc=
ourt and account officer to Mr Curtis Casey . My Client and his fiancee=
Late Linda Harrell whom he used as his next of kin in the deposit died=
in petroleum tanker explosion in lagos since 2006 and to locate their =
family proved abortive even Your country embassy was not helpfull as t=
hey were not in their records as residents of Nigeria as I was made to =
understand by the special assistant to the staffs I spoke with and they=
have long been burried in lagos.
The Amount is $6.6 Million Dollars. On your response I will send to you=
full details of the source of the money
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What I want from you is to stand in as the beneficiary having agreed wi=
th my manager who assisted in the deposit to effect the change of owner=
ship to your name to facillitate the out right and complete payment of =
the money to you.
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AT STAKE FOR YOU
What I have decided to leave with you is $2 Million Dollars for your as=
sistance instead of lossing out completely and have the money confiscat=
ed by the Bank. We shall retrive the balance of $6.6Million through the=
purchase of company shares in your country which will be handled by yo=
u before our arrival.

I want to hear from you urgently and plead your co-operation in keeping=
this matter confidential for security reasons. please let us be guided=
by truth and nothing but the truth as I have revealed myself to you.
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Please I wait to hear from you urgently
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Yours faithfully
Nosa Stevens
My Confidential Email: n1_stevens@yahoo.com

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