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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: Pacific Island CSWPM <pacificisland3874@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 15:04:04 -0700
Subject: I HAVE TO COMPENSATE YOU.

My Dear friend,
This is confidential and I must not in any way go into= full details about what brought us together in the past, but I want = to use this opportunity to thank you for your Kind assistance when yo= u participated and assisted me to move and claim funds through a busi= ness proposal I sent to you some time ago. I contacted you via the in= ternet about some certain money which I wanted you to assist me claim= .
 
I am so sorry also that after you have endured with me= and spent a lot of money to make this deal successful, I misled you = in the last minute and then I used someone else  to divert the f= unds..
 
I am also sorry because I decided to change the accou= nt details and I used another account to claim this money without you= r knowledge. I am also sorry for the difficulties and frustrations yo= u have been facing sending money to different people to assist you ge= t your claims without success. I am sorry I  did not give to you= your 30% share as agreed even when I concluded the business successf= ully without your knowledge.
 
I am now based somewhere in the Pacific=92s enjoying = my new found status as a wealthy millionaire and then suddenly I reme= mbered that I may have wrecked your life financially.
Recently I started having spiritual troubles and I wak= e up at night screaming after some people in my dream attempted to ki= ll me, this has happened many times and now a Psychic told me that so= meone I cheated in a Business long time ago is facing financial diffi= culties as a result of what I did to him financial and until I compen= sate you, the end will be near for me.
 
I FEAR this bad faith befalling me for the miseries I= have caused to your life. I have decided to compensate you with the = sum of $650,000.00 so that I may have my peace. I have issued a bank = draft of $650,000.00 and I have instructed my lawyer in Malaysia wait= for your response and then he must pay you this money immediately an= d PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
 
 
Please contact my lawyer based in Malaysia because I h= ave given him instructions to deliver this money to you as soon as po= ssible. I thank you so much for all your help in the past.You can con= tact Barr. Abdul Al Zayed  on his email [ abdulchambers01@hotmai= l.com ] and just tell him that you are contacting him under instructi= on from Code: CSWPM Please send to him your (1) photo I.D (2) your fu= ll address and (2) phone number at once, so that he will arrange to s= end you the money as quickly as possible.
 
On behalf of myself and my family I thank you so much = for your great help in the past and I visualize a happy life for you = too as soon as this compensation is released to you and then you forg= ive me all my mistakes towards you. I will be eternally grateful!
Regards
CSWPM
Pacific Island
 
 

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