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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: "MORIS VICTORY" <morisvictory80@ig.com.br>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:45:25 +0100
Subject: HAVE YOUR CONPENSATION FOR YOUR PASST EFFORT


Dear Friend,

Complements of the day , I'm relieved to inform you about my success in
getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from
Brazil. Presently I'm in Brazil for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwhile,I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary,His name is MR AYA EDGARD through His below
address,
CONTACT:MR AYA EDGARD ADDRESS: Carre 1299, Ste Rita Cotonou City Cotonou
Benin Republic EMAIL ADDRESS:ayaedgardd5@yahoo.frr(Ask Him to send you the
bank draft of the $1,200.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all
the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.
I appreciated your collective efforts at that time so feel free and get in
touch with my confidential secretary MR AYA EDGARD and instructh Him where
to send the amount to you by recomfirming the below information to Him as it
is below.
Your full name:.................................
Home or office address: .......................
Phone number: .................................
Country location: .............................
Present Occupation..............................
Age/Marital Status..............................

YOUR IDENTIFICATION,PERSONAL ID OR PASSPORT,scan it and send to Him.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy
here in Brazil because of the investment projects which myself and the new
partner are having at hand without confrontations, finally, remember that I
had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that
money, so feel free to get in touch with MR AYA EDGARD( ayaedgardd5@yahoo.fr)

He will send the bank draft to you immediately.
Best Regards,

Dr MORIS VICTORY,

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