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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: "PASTOR DAVID LATER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <missdanielaeze@administrativos.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 04:15:23 -0800
Subject: MY SUCCESS STORY

Hello Friend,

Good day and How are you doing today and also your family? I hope all is fine with you and your family. It's been a long time we have gotten in touch with each other but it was due to my business deals. I am glad to inform you of my success in getting those funds transferred under the Co-operation of a new partner from London who assisted me in the tranfer of the funds since you can't be able to continue with me till the end.

Presently, i am in london,for some Investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and assistance to assist me in transferring the funds despite it failed us due to some hitches. But for trying to assist me in the past, i cannot forget you since i have finally succeeded in getting the funds and i am glad i have achieved this goal.

In that case, I personally remembered all your past efforts and co-operations in the past. You will have to contact my secretary in Nigeria;

Name: Miss Daniela Eze,
Private email address: missdanielaeze@administrativos.com

Contact her with your Full name, Phone number and Address for her verification and ask her to send you the total sum of (USD $800,000.00) Eight Hundred United States Dollars only, which i kept with her to compensate you for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in the funds transfer. I really appreciate your past efforts at that time and i want to say THANK YOU.

So feel free and get in touch with her (My Secretary) and also instruct her on where to send the money to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive the funds so that we can share the joy after all the stress,hardwork and sufferness at that time of transferring the funds. At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which the new partner and I are having at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instructions to my secretary on your behalf to receive the money, so feel free to get in touch with her as soon as possible and she will send the amount to you without delay.Do let me know as soon as you receive your fund from my secretary.

Best Regards
Pastor David Later.

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