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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: "fah47 Gazeta.pl" <fah47@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:49:50 +0200
Subject: CONTACT HER IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION


Dear Good Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to
a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from Japan who is an
investor and international business marchant.

Presently I'm in Japan for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds from Benin Republic despite that it
failed us somehow.
Now contact my Clerical Secretary. Presently her contact is:
Name: MRS CHARLOTTE DAH
Email: charlotte_dah1@yahoo.fr

Contact her immediately and request her to send you the total sum of
$800,000.00(EigthHundred Thousand US Dollars) which I kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempt to assist me in this
matter.My partner has taken $6,000,000.00 which is 25% of the $24M while I
was left with $16,800,000.00 after we removed 5% for every expenses a nd our
pleasure here in Japan. Out of my own (70%) portion of this fund, I have
allocated this $800,000.00 for your compensation in kind appreciation.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much so feel free and get in
touch with my Secretary MRS CHARLOTTE DAH and instruct her how to send the
amount to you.Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we
can share the joy after all we passed through at that time. In the moment, I
am very busy here because of the investment projects and feasibility study
which I and my new partner are having at hand. I might not be chanced to my
emails but I will try to keep in touch.

Finally,remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money,so you can notify her today and she will send
the amount ($800,000.00 US) to you without any delay.

With best regards
Dr. Fredrick Ahmed
Pan-Africa Mortgage & Finance

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