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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: "Mrs. Deborah Wilson" <thompson.wale@yahoo.it>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:04:11 -0200
Subject: Contact Dr Thompson Wale For Your Fund.


Dear Friend,
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail
meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to thank you for
your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to
one reason or the other best known to you.

But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the
Cheque out of
the company to someone else who was capable of assisting me in this great
venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed at the
course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my
gratitude to you
with the sum of $1,250,000.00 (One Million Two hundred and Fifty Thousand
United States Dollars) I have authorized the finance house where I
deposited my
money to issue you international certified bank draft cashable at your bank.

My dear friend I will like you to contact the finance house for the collection
of this international certified bank draft. The name and contact
address of the
Person with your Cheque DR Thompson Wale is as follows.

CONTACT NAME: DR Thompson Wale
EMAIL: thompson.wale@yahoo.it

At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which
myself and my new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I have
forwarded instruction to the finance house on your behalf to send the bank
draft to you as soon as you contact them without delay.You are to contact him
with the following information.

1.Your Full Name;

2.Your Home Address:

3.Your Telephone Number:

4.Your Place of Work and Address:

5.Your Email Address:

6. Age:

7.Sex:



Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is
from the
bottom of my heart. Thanks and God bless you and your family. You should also
know that you will be paying for the delivery of your cheque.

Hope to hear from you soon.
Your's Faithfully,
Mrs. Deborah Wilson





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