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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: jamesfinancierventures@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:36:00 -0000
Subject: VERY URGENT



--
Good Day

We want to confirm from your end if you
have sucessfully receive your Winnings from
the Lottery Board Commission(LBC) and
according to our investigation regarding
your Winnings, we heard that you were ask
to pay some Charges and you were unable to
raise the money.

Please we want you to send us the following
informations below to enable us send you
the money.

Your Full Name:
Your House Address:
Your Country:
Your City:
Your State:
Your Zip Code:
Your Phone Number:

Note with These informations we will be able to send
you the money successfully.
Once again congratulation thanks for your understanding.

Warm Regard
Paul James.




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