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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: "Derek Lamberty" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drklmbrty7@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:51:45 +0800
Subject: Hello

Good day to you.

I am on the verge of undertaking an important transaction with funds from a deposit at my bank. It is a private arrangement and i have the necessary legal coverage and documentations. I seek a foreign partnership, in order to transfer the funds out of the country, securely and quietly.

In case you are wondering why I have contacted you, I must let you know that I found your contacts by virtue of the internet index and due to my desperate circumstances decided to present you with this proposal.

With a successful execution of my proposal, we both stand to gain tremendously. If you are interested, then please do email me at my personal email, drklmbrty7@gmail.com or drklmbrty@yahoo.com. If you are not interested, then I apologize for the email and would never bother you again. Thanks.

Derek Lamberty

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