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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: "amanda rose" <amandarose55@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:07:43 -0700
Subject: Greetings To You My Dear Friend!!!


Greetings To You My Dear Friend!!!

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this
mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am happy to inform you about my
success in getting your winning funds under the co-operation of anew partner
from ASIA . Presently I'm in ASIA CHINA for investment projects with my own
share of the totalsum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and
attempts to get your winnings despite that it failed somehow.

Now contact my secretary in ABUJA his name is MR. james J. Williams .

Find below his contact information.

COMPENSATION HEAD OFFICE

CONTACT AGENT: MR.james j. Williams

EMAIL: agentjjwilliams122@yahoo.com<http://us.mc657.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=agentjjwilliams122@yahoo.com>

Tel: TEL: +234-803-815-5811

Ask him to send you the total $500.000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)
certified bank Cheque, which I raised in your favor for your compensation
for
all the past efforts and attempt in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.

So feel free and get in touch with my secretary and give his your address
where to send the draft to you. Please do let me know immediately you
receive the Cheque to enable us share the joy after all the sufferness at
that time.

At the moment,I'm very busy here because of the investment projects,which
the new partner and me are having at hand,finally, remember that I had
forwarded
instruction to the secretary on your behalf to Receive that money. So
feelfree to get in touch with him (Mr.James j. Williams)without any delay.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Best regards,

Yours faithfully,
MRS AMANDA ROSE
ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN,
(c) 2008.

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