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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: thomas.guettler@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:45:27 +0200
Subject: To My Dear Friend,


To My Dear Friend,

I am happy to inform you about my success in
gettingthose funds transferred under the cooperation of a newpartner
from Japan.Presently I am in Japan for investmentprojects with my own
share of the total sum. Meanwhile, Ididn\'t forget your past efforts and
attempts to assist mein transferring those funds despite that it failed
us somehow.

Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin Republichis name
is Mr. Chuks Eze and his Email: chukseze44@yahoo.frand ask him to send
you the total sum of $1.500,000,00 whichI kept for your compensation for
all the past efforts andattempts to assist me in this matter. I
appreciated yourefforts at that time very much, So feel free and get
intouched with my secretary Chuks Eze and instruct him whereto send the
amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it sothat
we can share the joy after all the sufferness at thattime, In the momen
t, I am very busy here because of theinvestment projects which me and
the new partner are havingat hand.

Finally, remember that I had
forwarded instructionto my secretary on your behalf to receive that
money, sofeel free to get in touch with Mr. Chuks Eze, he will sendthe
amount to you without any delay.

Thanks and God bless
you.
Dr.Willkommen Thomas.




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