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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: TONY JACOB <tony_11023@msn.com>
Reply-To: <jtony006@live.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:33:07 +0000
Subject: Hello My Good Friend




Hello My Good Friend

How are you doing? How is your health and the family? I hope all is well,
if so glory be to God in heaven (Amen). It is me your old friend
Prof.chales soludo . I am using this moment to thank you for all your past
effort in trying to get your Contract Sum transferred into your
account, even though you were unable to pay the necessary fees needed
for the transfer due to lack of funds or health problem.

However, Help came from Almighty God, I came Across a German Man Mr.
Van Tucson who I told your problems and he volunteered to pay all the
necessary fee needed for the transfer of your Contract Sum into his own
account under the condition that when the funds get into his account he
will collect %30 percent of your Contract Sum. I accepted and he paid
the hole transfer fee needed for the transfer of your contract sum into
his account in Germany and collected the %30 percent from your Contract
Sum. I collected %35 percent for my own effort, and I left your own %35
percent (Cheque of Usd$1.2M) with my secretary Mr. Jacob Tony to keep
for you. I have been trying your phone number for quite a long time and
I have been unable to get through so that I could inform you of this
success.

I am in Germany now, with my own %35 percent in Mr. Van Tucsons house,
I am investing my funds here in Germany, and I have a lot of projects
at hand. You are to contact my secretary immediately with your full
correct informations. Below are the informations you are to send to
him.

Name:
Address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Phone No:
A copy of your International Passport or Drivers License/Job ID Card.
Send this informations to him so that he can give your Cheque to you
immediately. Below is the full information of my secretary Mr. Jacob
Tony.

Name: Mr. Jacob Tony
Email Address: jtony006@live.com
Phone Number: +234-1-7396886

Call him immediately to inform him that I sent you to him that you have
sent your informations to his email and that you are the owner of the
Cheque of $1.2M with him. Lastly,

I must congratulate you once again on this success,
you have to be very careful this time, mind who you tell about this success.

I would not want to hear that you funds were sent to the wrong person.
Try and keep it to your self until you receive your funds. I am very
happy over here in Germany. I will mail later again when you must have
collected your cheque to know if I and my family can come over to your
country Congratulations.

Your Friend,
PROF. CHALES C.SOLUDO

Note: Due to the heavy scam going on in the world, you are advised to
stop any conversation on phone with anybody who is calling you saying
that he is Prof.chales soludo for I am still in Germany with Mr. Van
Tucson.

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