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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 GARY MOORE <garymooreo4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johnsmith_o@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:21:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM DR GARY MOORE


Hello My Good Friend,

I wish to inform you about my success in getting those funds transfered. Though, it is indeed, a very longtime. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged to contact you again,after couple of months now. It takes fate, courage and God's fearing to remember old friends and at the same time, to show gratification to them, despitecircumstances that made things did not worked out as we projected then.

I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction i called you for an assistance which didn't worked out then, finally worked out now by God's infinite mercy,I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the funds with the help of a new partner from Luxemburg.

Everything was perfectly done because we striked a deal with one of the Lady accountant who works with the Remittance Department of the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and she rendered a tremendous help to us. My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully,and I decided to contact you, just to let you know that i have conscience as a human being and also a Christian, due to your tremendious effort and contribution to make things work out in retrospect and in appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in receiving the Funds I have decided to compensate you with the sum of USD$1.5m-.

Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in Luxemburg for numerous business negotiations and establishment. I just arrived yesterday night and checked inn, in a hotel and decided to go down to the hotel business centre to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I Left a bank draft of ($1.5m-USD) in the custody of my secretary to keep in a security company in your favour as COMPENSATION for your dedication, humanity and contribution, as it were.

Please,contact my Secretary now Mr John Smith on his Email: johnsmith_o@yahoo.fr
You are to forward to her the following :

1. YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS WHERE TO SEND THE MONEY.
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER

He will advise you further if there is any other thing you needed to provide, Feel free to reach hIM via hIS email address and get back to me as soon as you recieve the funds immediately.

Thanks and God bless.
Mr Gary Moore
Alstertal EKZ Heegbarg 31
Hamburg 22391 | Germany | +49 (0) 40 - 6021400



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