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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: alfred anderson <partner10@live.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:59:34 +0200
Subject: Invitation for partnership




My Dear Friend.

With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which =
I believe would be of great interest to you. I find your contact while I w=
as doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable for=
eign partner that will assist and be my project partner to stand as my lat=
e Father foreign manager for transfer of US$10 million with 50kg gold into=
your account for investment I intend to do in your country. Please contac=
t me with this email: partner100@live.com [mailto:partner100@live.com] by =
indicating your interest as soon as possible, on receiving your mail of ac=
ceptance, I shall be glad to give you more clarification on the modalities=
needed for the smooth successful completion of this transaction.

I anticipate your quick response.=20

Sincerely yours,
Alfred Anderson.<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com=
:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>


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Jeden Monat 1 hochkar=E4tiger maxdome-Blockbuster GRATIS!=20
Exklusiv f=FCr alle WEB.DE Nutzer. *http://www.blockbuster.web.de* [http://w=
ww.blockbuster.web.de]

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