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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: "jerryking1@terra.es" <jerryking1@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 14:37:48 +0100 (MET)
Subject: URGENT CONTACT MR LAWLER



URGENT CONTACT MR LAWLER
ATTN;BENEFICIARY

I am here to inform you that your funds was deposited here by the Federal Government of Benin to this Western Union Department and we are oredered to transfer your money on the amount of $6000.00 usd per day,so i am mail you right now to let you know that we have transfered your first $6000.00 today for you.And the other transfer will commenced daily untill the total sum of $800,000.00 is completed.

So i want you to contact our Manager for your mtcn with all your contact information because the payment was not sent with your name, such as below;

Your name.......
country......
phone no.......
address/city.......
age/sex.....

You can contact our Manager with the folowing informations below;
His Name HON.MR COLLINS LAWLER
email..( w.ubbplc@live.fr
number..+22998759377.

Make sure that you contacted him today for your mtcn of $6000.00 we have sent already.
Thanks best regard by
JERRY KING








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