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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: Dr Paul Henry <gil_crocker@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrsritterudu02@live.fr
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:05:44 -0700
Subject: CONTACT MY PERSONAL ASSISTANCE MRS RITTER UDU

Hello Dearest Friend

I am glad to inform you that I have successfully concluded the transaction,the money has been

transferred to London through the assistant of Mr.Howard Ferraro who is a business man base in

London.Currently I am in London with him and my wife and children. However, I did not forget you

because you are the source of my success,you made me what I am now though you are not there to

complete this project with me but I gave all the credit and thanks to you.I know it is not your

fault or rather your wish to back off on me and the transaction, I understand it
was simply because of some circumstances you could not control.

In appreciate of your assistance I have mapped out as a Compensation and wrote on your favor a

certified bank cheque worth of US$2.500.000.00.(two million five hundred thousand, United States

Dollar Only) I left the cheque with my Secretary Mrs.RITTER UDU, on my departure to London.

I would like you to contact him with the below info and instruct him where to send the cheque to

because i have directed him on that already.

Attn: Mrs.RITTER UDU,
Email:(mrsritterudu02@live.fr
Phone:+229 98575121.

As soon as you recieve the cheque you let me know because i am busy here trying to put things

together and may not be chanced to email you frequently.Feel free to contact him for your

cheque.I will stop here.

Once again,thank you very much and remain blessed.

Regards,
Mr. Mike H Benson


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