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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: "Mrs. Peace Johnson" <peacej4@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: mrsjohnsonp@windowslive.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:51:37 -0700
Subject: FOR YOUR INFORMATION


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
PRESIDENTIAL VILLA,ASO ROCK ABUJA.


Attn: Honorable Contractor,
Sir,


I am Mrs. Peace Johnson. I work with the office of the Presidency and i
discovered what has been going on concerning your contract payment file.
Someone has been trying to claim your contract payment.


He Claimed that you are late. I am the personal clerk to my boss and i saw
this in the computer system when i was instructed to print out, for the
payment to this man whom claimed that you are dead. If it's true, well that
means the man is right, but if not. Get back to me as soon as possible, so i
can then advise you on what to do to make claim to your payment.


Also re-confirm your Contract Number, Contract Amount, Private Telephone and
Fax number so that i can cross-check it in our file and records here.


I have decided to contact you for re-verification because i suspected that
Mr Igor Khudoshin is trying to divert your money through the sworn affidavit
into a new different bank account. You are hereby advised to contact this
office immediately For further briefing concerning your payment.


Yours faithfully,


Mrs. Peace Johnson
My E-mail: mrsjohnsonp@windowslive.com

NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE FOR
YOU.

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