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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: Sanusi Joseph <sanusijoseph999@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: josephsanusi@jmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:55:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE:GOOD NEWS! SINCERE COMPENSATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: sanusijoseph999@yahoo.com



- GOOD NEWS! SINCERE COMPENSATION Dear Friend,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those fund transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay who is an international business man.Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary Mr.Patrick Moore, I have instructed him to deliver to you the bank draft of USD$850.000.00 as your compensation .contact Name:Mr.Patrick MooreEmail:patrickmoore@jmail.co.za I appreciate your efforts at that time very much. So feel free to get intouch with my secretary Mr.Patrick Moore, and advise him where you want him to deliver the fund to you.Please do let me know immediately you receive the fund so that we can share the joy together after all the suffering at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects, which i and the new partner were having at hand.Thank you very much for all your innitial efforts and atempts to me.With best regards Chief:Joseph Sanusi.Formal Gorvernor (CBN).


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