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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: "Mr Carlos Gomez" <mghcgomez4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: calgomez44h@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:09:49 -0700
Subject: urgent reply needed.


From the Desk of Mr. Carlos Gomez,
Chairman Presidential Taskforce on Airport De
congestion Committee,
Heathrow International Airport. London,
United KINGDOM

Hello Sir,
My name is Carlos Gomez , am Brazilian Citizen
who nationalize here in London, United Kingdom, I
want to seek your assistant for an urgent
business transaction, Subsequent to a bipartite
meeting held on the 30th June 2008 at the
presidential villa it was unanimously agreed
that a committee be put in place to ensure the
release of all abandoned and unclaimed
consignments boxes at the Heathrow International
Airport Warehouse. This is as a result of
several petition from individual, co-operate
bodies and the international community on the
failure to receive their various goods from the
Airport warehouse, From my record there is 1
Metallic Trunk Box tagged (Torres Jerco), This
consignment was scanned and content was 30.5
Million Dollars( Thirty Million, Five Hundred
thousand United State Dollars ). The beneficiary of this
consignment was abandoned by diplomatic officers
who could not make the Delivery. I hereby want
to seek your consent to present you as the
beneficiary of this consignment so that it can
be delivered to you as the beneficiary next of
kin. I will hereby offer you 40% for your kind
assistance while I take 50% and 10% will be set
aside for any expenses incurs by both parties
during the execution of this transaction I am
prepare to arrange for a DIPLOMATIC LIFTING
COMPANY to deliver this consignment to you at
your doorstep there in your country. If you are
interested, kindly forward to my personal

E-mail; calgomez44h@yahoo.co.uk

Your Name, Country, Telephone number Occupation
Residential or Delivery address.

I will be waiting for your urgent response.
Best regards,

Mr. Carlos Gomez

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