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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: Mr Titi Fani <barnard.marissa17@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr.titifani@execs.com
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:16:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Ref:Mr Titi Fani.


Ref:Mr Titi Fani.
Investec bank.

Attn:Sir.

Good day, I want to drop you a quick note because I did not hear back from you concerning the information I sent to you the other day.Incase you did not receive the letter introducing my intent.

I am contacting you individually for a business transaction involving USD30 Million and I hope that you will contact me at your earliest convenient for this possible business transaction.

I am External Auditor with Investec Bank , with your sincere assistant and co-operation; I have determined to work this deal with you if you can do the business without fear of disappointment.

At the moment, I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your positive response is received.

Please take a moment of your time schedules to read this and send your response for further information concerning this transaction. I as sure you that this deal is worth taking, highly profitable and risk free.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Regards

Mr.Titi Fani
External auditor ,
Investec bank
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