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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Dagogo Thomas"<bar.thomasdagogo02@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: <thomasdagogo02@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 06:32:07 -0700
Subject: I need someone to trust

Sir,

My name is barrister dagogo Thomas.

I need someone to trust to claim some funds which belongs to my late client. I am contacting you because my client was a foreigner and I can not use any local person to claim it.

This fund at the moment is very safe in a trust firm and all the document are with me both the deposit certificate and even the death certificate of my client.

My problem is not whom to assist me in claiming this fund because I know that 80% of people would want to assist but how sincere are they? I have been making under ground inquiries about how to make this transaction a successful one but the answers I get from people is still scaring me and if I do not claim this fund, the trust firm will soon declare it as abandoned consignment and thereby knowing the content.

My fear to work with anyone to claim this fund is based on what is going on in this world now, lies every where, no one to trust again and in a transaction like this, someone need to be trusted before this fund can be claimed.

If you can assure me sincerely, that you are not going to deny me or run away with this fund as soon as it gets to you, then get back to me so I can use your name to make change of ownership to enable the trust firm release the deposited boxes to you.

Please convince me beyond doubts on how you can be trusted in securing this fund for me. Also I want you to tell me how much (%) you are willing to take in working with me in all sincerity.

I will not tell you where this fund is right now till I hear from you for security reasons.
Call and email me on: +447031864550

Be blessed in all your endeavors as I wait for your response.

Best regards

Dagogo Thomas

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