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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)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:21:07 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Hello_My_Good_Friend_,?=


Hello My Good Friend ,
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You
maynot understand why this mail came to you.But if you do not remember
me,you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a
multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.
I am using this opportunity to inform you that this
multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with the assistance of
my new partner from Paraguay who financed the transaction to alogical
conclusion.

I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund
into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.But I
want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of
my bank to my new partner's account in Paraguay.that was capable of
assisting me in this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness You showed
during the course of the transaction.I want compensate you and show my
gratitude to you with the sum of $800.000 US DOLLARS. I have left a
certified international bank draft for you worth of $800.000 US DOLLARS
cashable anywhere in the world with my secretary Mr Teador Johnson.

My dear friend I will like you to contact my secretary on his direct
email address at(tead.johnson@gmail.com) for the collection of your
bank draft. I authorized him to release the Bank Draft to you whenever
you contact him regarding for it.
At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects,
which I and my new partner are having at hand. Please I will like you to
accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my
heart,Also comply with Mr Johnson's directives so that he will send the
draft to you without any delay.
Contact ; Mr Teador Johnson.
12-15 Tokpa Road Cotouon.
Be nin Republic.
email address:(tead.johnson@gmail.com)

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your
correct mailing address where you want him to send the draft to you.
(Bear it in mind that i have giveing him $100 for the sending of your draft.)
Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Regards.
Mr Kenneth Taylor


---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT 2008*--------------------
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