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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: goya_tamasa@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:00:38 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PLS THIS IS URGENT


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:goya.tamasa@yahoo.com.pe



- From: Mr.Goya Tamasa Tell:+228-943-89-24.Dear One ,Forgive my indignation if this massage comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you with out your prior consent and writing through this channel.I am in need of your assistance. My name is Mr.Goya Tamasa , I am in the Director of Ecowas Engineering military unit here in Lome -Togo, we have ($10 Million US dollars) that we want to move out of the country. My partners and I need a good partner someone we can trust. It is oil money and legal.But we are moving it through diplomatic means, to send it to your house directly or a bank of your choice using diplomatic courier service. The most important thing is that can we trust you? Once the funds get to you, you take your 50% out and keep our own 50%. Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be sent to. Our own part is sending it to you. If you are interested i will furnish you with more details. But the whole process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times.I look forward to your reply and co-operation, and I thank you in advance as I anticipate your co-operation. You can reach me on cell phone +228-943-89-24.Waiting for your urgent response.Regards,Mr.Goya Tamasa.


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