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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: Ramseh Tabasco <ramseh004tabasco@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: ramseh001tabasco@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:29:26 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello

Dear,

My name is Mr.Ramseh Tabasco. Please kindly permit me of my desire to inform you about this deal which I have been wrapping up for years now. Although this proposal may come to you as a suprise, but I would want you to understand that this deal is 100% legal and risk free, though it requires
confidentiality. What I need from you is trust and your honest co-operation for us to execute this project.
If you really believe in deal, get back to me.

I await your urgent response.

Have my best regards.
Mr.Ramseh Tabasco




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