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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: shoffit calvin <shoffitcalvin64@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:23:40 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE BUSINESS PLACEMENT



DEAR FRIEND,
I AM AN AMERICAN CITIZEN BASED IN LONDON, I HAVE BEEN IN MONEY MANAGEMENT FIELD IN ASIA SINCE 11 YEARS BUT NOW IN UNITED KINGDOM.

I HAVE A CLIENT WHO WANTS TO INVEST THE SUM OF US$15MILLION (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN YOUR COUNTRY WHO IS A TOP POLITICIAN IN IRAQ AND NEVER WANT HIS NAME TO BE MENTIONED.

CAN YOU HANDLE SUCH A HUGE SUM OF INVESTMENT AND HELP US TO MOVE THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY THROUGH UN DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE CHANNEL?

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO BE MY CLIENT'S PARTNER TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY, KINDLY RESPOND WITH YOUR FULL NAMES, ADDRESS, CONTACT NUMBERS AND OCCUPATION, FOR FURTHER DETAILS URGENTLY CONTACT ME VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS: shoffitcalvin@hotmail.com

REGARDS,
DR. SHOFFIT CALVIN RICHARD

KINDLY ENSURE TO REPLY ME DIRECTLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL SO THAT I CAN GET YOUR RESPONSE AS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THIS ACCOUNT OUTSIDE LONDON: shoffitcalvin@hotmail.com

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