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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: "MR. STEVE RICHMAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richman.stev2@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:29:08 -0700
Subject: Barr. Peter Wilson.

Dear Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to thank you for Your great effort to our unfinished transfer of your winning cheque to you as a winner, due to logistic reasons or the other best known to you.

But I Want to inform you that I have successfully cleared the cheque to someone else account who was capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed at the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you With the sum of $450,000.00 Thousand United State of America Dollars I have authorized Mr.Steve Richman where I deposited my money to issue you International certified bank draft cashable at your bank.

My dear friend I will like you to contact Mr.Steve Richman for the collection of this international Certified bank draft.

The name and contact address of Mr.Steve Richman is as follows.

Mr.Steve Richman

Telephone: +234-8027-163-985
Email: richmanstev1@gmail.com
richman.stev2@gmail.com

Contact Mr.Steve Richman at the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand In London.

Finally remember that I have forwarded instruction to the Mr.Steve Richman on your behalf to send the bank draft cheque of Four Hundred Fifty Thousand United State Of America Dollars to you as soon as you contact him without delay.

Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is From the bottom of my heart.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.

Yours Faithfully,
Barr. Peter Wilson.

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