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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: aldo5 <aldo5@free.fr>
Reply-To: jamesboddyxx1@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:27:25 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION




My Beloved Friend,
How are you my friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in
getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner
from Paraguay.
Presently I'm in Paraguay 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. Frank Waku
EMAIL ADDRESS:frank.waku@yahoo.fr

ask him to send you the total $800.000.00 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 secretary and instruct him where to
send the amount to you by recomfirming your address to him as it is
bellow.
your full name.................
home or office address............
phone number..................
country location................
Please do let me know immediately you
receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the suffer at that time. in the moment, I am very
busy here in Paraguay 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 Frank Waku my secretary he will send the amount to you without any
delay.
Thanks.
Your regards.
Mr.James Boddy

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