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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: "CPT2" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:08:31 +0200
Subject: Assistance For Investing Money From Gabon.

My Name is Captain Marc Nzenga, the Aide-De- Camp (Military Aide) to Late President Omar Bongo of Gabon.

I Contact you with Good Intentions, Please read the following Article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/world/africa/09bongo.html

I am contacting you with regards some money in United States Dollars which was deposited my Boss, President Bongo in a High Level Security Vault 3 Months ago. I and My Colleague were witnesses to this Deposit.

Nobody else knows about this money and I seek your assistance in retrieving and depositing this Money into an Account.

Due to the Passing away of Late President Bongo in Spain, I wish to use this opportunity to use the money for Investment Purposes

I cannot use my name due to the fact that I do not have necessary Documentation to open an Account in the country where this money is so I decided to contact you.

I will provide you with further details after I have heard from you, there is no risk in this proposal and please keep very confidential.

I will provide you with further details after I have received a response from you and we will discuss terms of the partnership.

Kindly provide your Full names and Telephone numbers in your reply,

Best Regards,

Captain Marc Nzenga.

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