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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_jamesayite@yahoo.com" <james_ayite4@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:14:30 +0000
Subject: Attention.


*Attention.

My name is Mr James Ayite I am the audit manager of one of the prime banks
here (name witheld for security reasons).

I have a business proposal in the tune of twenty one million, five hundred
thousand united states dollars$21,500,000.00. This fund was discovered as
unclaim fund with no tress of owner during my audit at the Bank for the
second quater of the year ended june 2007.
**
After the successful transfer, we shall share in ratio of 35% for you and
65% for me, while 10 percent for the expence that may occur in the
transction.

Should it interest you, please contact me through my email or request for my
direct telephone number for a more verbal update as to enable us commence
all arrangements and I will give you more information on how we would handle
this project.

Please treat this business with utmost confidentiality and send me the
following.

1 Full names,................................................
2 private phone number.......................................
3 current residential address, ..............................
4 Occupationn......................................
5 Age and Proffession.........................................

Kind Regards,
Mr.James Ayite .*
*E-mail..... mr_jamesayite@yahoo.com*

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