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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: David Shearer <davsh061@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: s_d0061@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:33:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Business Transaction/Call Me


Dear
 
I am making a proposal of business transaction to you, of which I believe will be of much interest to you.

I need your co-operation to transfer the above mentioned sum out of my Bank to any part of the world.
 
And I am confident that you will give your consideration to this proposal and response positively.

I am available to discuss this proposal with you and to answer any questions you may have in regard to this fund.

As soon as you give your positive response to this proposal, I will send the details and procedures of the transaction to you.

Reach me on this telephone +44 703 597 8470 for more additional information or send your response via e-mail: s.d061@yahoo.com.hk.
 
Look forward to discussing this opportunity further with you in more detail shortly.

Sincerely,
 
David Shearer (Mr)
Tel: +44 703 597 8470

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