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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: contactp02 <contactp02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: desmonddukor@live.com
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:19:24 -0800
Subject: Payment Notification


Attn: Beneficiary,

The African Union have been having so many complains from people who have
been scammed around the world and after our meeting with members of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), we came to a conclusion that payment for
compensation will be made immediately without further delay to victims of
this scam.

With the help of United States Government, United Nations, and the European
Union, the fund has now been approved for payment US$10.5millon .

We are therefore contacting you directly as thelisted recipient to the fund
with all formalities to the payment made in yourname as soon as you respond
for fast completion of this payment excise. We willwait your response to
enable give you more information on this Forward to youthis information Your
FULL NAME: YOUR ADDRESS: YOU'RE TELE/FAX NUMBER: YOUROCCUPATION AND YOUR
IDENTIFICATION CARD PASSPORT OR NATIONAL ID CARD.,
<Contactp02@gmail.com>
Thanks.

General Amy Allen

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