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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: "suwaziri01 Gazeta.pl" <suwaziri@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:23:10 -0700
Subject: CONTACT ME ASAP


Hello my good friend.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? You may not
understand why this mail came to you.But if you do not remember me, you
might have
receive an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar
business proposal which we never concluded.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from
Germany who
financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.I thank you for your great
effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one
reason or
the other best known to you.But I want to inform you that I have
successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to my new partner's account
in Germany that
was capable of assisting me in this great
venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness You showed
during the course of the transaction.I want to compensate you and show my
gratitude to
you with the sum of $1,200,000.0 I have left a certified international
bankdraft for you worth of $1,200,000.00 cashable anywhere in the world.

My dear friend I will like you to contact MY SECRETARY miss ifeoma okonkwo
.
.on her direct email address at:[missifeomaokonkwo@hotmail.com] for the

collection of your bankdraft.I authorized her to release the Bank Draft to
you whenever you contact her regarding for it.

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects, which
Iand the new partner are having at hand.Please I will like you to accept
this

token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart,.Also comply
with miss ifeoma okonkwo's directives so that she will send the draft to you
without any delay.

NOTE;

You are advised to stop any further communication with your local
representative(s) any officials (s) department whom may call you or email
concerning the
check draft worth sum of USD$1.2M, except miss ifeoma okonkwo.
You are advise not to accept any fax or telephone calls that does not come
from her.Because she is
the only person I left the order how to deliver the check draft to you, and
you may call her immediately you received this message for more information
through the instruction I left.

CONTACT: Miss Ifeoma Okonkwo .

SECRETARY,

lagos nigeria

Her email address:
missifeomaokonkwo@hotmail.com ]

Therefore, you should send her your full Name and telephone number inclusive
of your current mailing address where you want her to send the draft to
you.Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Hoping to hear from you again.

BARR.SULEIMAN WAZIRI ESQ

(suwaziri@live.com)

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