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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: peter_yusuf600@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:42:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT FACT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: erick_abrahimmensah01@yahoo.com



- Customers Service Hours--Monday to Saturday:Office Hours Monday to Saturday:Greetings!!!We have been waiting for you to contact me for your payment worth 15M GBP (Fifteen Million, Great Britain Pounds), being compensation fund for 150 scam victims, but I did not hear from you all this while.I have opened an account for you and deposited the fund with BANK OF AMERICA, I traveled out of the country for a 3 Month Course and I will not be back until completion of my 3 months course. What you have to do now is to contact the PAYMENT AGENT HERE immediately for your account information and further Instruction.For your information, I have paid for the Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Transfer showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorism attack in your Country.You have to contact the AGENT now for your account information with this information below:Contact Agent: Dr. Peter yusuf Email Address: peter_yusuf600@yahoo.comReconfirm the below information to the agent:1. Full Names:2. Residential Address:3. Phone Number:4. Identification:5. Country:Let me repeat again, try to contact him immediately you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to furnish him with the needed information above.Yours Faithfully,Erick Abrahim


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