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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: DELUCKS Peters <deluckspeters@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:13:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONSIDER IT URGENT


Hello=A0=A0Dear.
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as =
an emmergency. in nutshell, I am=A0Miss=A0Delucks=A0=A0Ekowo from the publi=
c of=A0 Liberia in Africa now seeking for refugee in Senegal under the(UNHC=
R). My (late) father Dr. Hygenius Ekowo ,was the managing director of Rainb=
ow Gold and Diamond company in(Liberia But he was killed along side with my=
mother during the longing civil war and all his properties was totally des=
troyed.
However, after their death I managed to escape with a very important docume=
nt (DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE(US$5.4m) deposited by my late father in in a forieg=
n bank.which i am the next of kin.
=A0
Meanwhile,i am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn =
personality to help me transfer the money over to his country and into her =
possession pending my arrival to meet with you.Furthermore,you can contact =
the company for confirmation and i will issue a letter of authorisation on =
your name,that will enable the security company to deal with you on my beha=
lf.I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on your a=
cceptance to assist me or take me as your=A0=A0PARTNER=A0=A0and manage the =
money. Conclusively,i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you r=
ecieve this proposal.=A0
I=A0 shall give you the number of the Reverend father who do come and pray =
for us here in the camp in your next mail so we can talk ..
Mail me the following information to enable me send a nomination letter to =
the bank on your behalf
your full names................
your age........................
your contact address..............
your phone number.......
DELUCKS
=0A=0A=0A

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