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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: "Mrs. Anna k. Charles" <anna_charles.59@msn.com>
Reply-To: <anna_charles1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:01:57 +0000
Subject: From: Mrs. Anna k. Charles and Family,



From: Mrs. Anna k. Charles and Family,



Dear Sir,

I know you will be surprise to receive this mail from me as we do not know each other before, Anyway my name is Mrs. Anna k. Charles from Liberia presently staying in U K.

I would like to secure an opportunity to invest and to go into joint business partnership with you.

I and my children have some Amount of money that we intend to invest jointly with you into a profitable business venture based on your advise.

The purpose of this mail is to open up communication with you to enable us know each other as regards to our plan to invest our money properly with you.

God bless you as we will be looking forward to hear from you urgently.

Best Regards,



Mrs. Anna k. Charles,

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