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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: Patrick Adams <pat.adams11@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: pat.adms1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:52:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good day


Good day Sir,

How are you doing?, I tried to talk with you on the telephone but to no avail, however I am Mr. Patrick Adams a Bank Director with International Commercial Bank (ICB) and personal financial control to the presidency.

I wish to inform you that I am willing to enter into a joint investment business with you or you investing for me in your country for a period of 2 years under your control after the transfer of the funds out from here to your nominated bank account.
I will be happy if the funds will be invested into a very lucrative business in your country where your government will not take much tax from my principal/capital sum. You can invest in the same area of business you are into or in different business sector (But not stock market exchange or banking/company shares)
However, I want you to know that all formalities have been put in place pending the confirmation of your particulars, signing of agreement and completing the transfer formalities of moving the funds out from here to your bank account, which I am 100% sure that it will not take us more than seven official working days to conclude.
I want you to know that this project is 100% risk free although we diverted the funds from the over tune of government contract and proposal to buy 312 Toyota 4X4 Land Cruiser Armored Vehicles for the presidency cabinets.
Now, the total of US$9,850,000.00 is in an escrow bank account system waiting to be assigned to a beneficiary and once I have your full details, I will complete the database formalities and your details will appear as the new beneficiary to the funds, since it is in open beneficiary at the moment.
Please, get back to me as soon as possible with the requested details above so that we can conclude this project as soon as possible and I am hoping to hear from you shortly,
please remember to include your personal telephone number. And upon your confirmation of assist me

Yours truly,
Patrick Adams



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