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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: "Mr. Terry Huter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <md_hassan1@post.ro>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:50:28 -0700
Subject: Unfinished Transaction

My Dear ,

I have successeded in transfering those fund with a help of another friend from paraguay. I am in Paraguay now very busy for the investement


I kept your compensation as i promised you with my account officer, and i have authorized him to release the $1.5Milion United States Dollars to you whenever you contact him.

I will advise you to contact my account officer now for your cheque of $1.5Million United States Dollars.

Account Officer: Mr. Alvan Grant
E-mail: md_hassan1@post.ro
Tel: +234-802-4060-8134

Once you contact him, he will help you in sending your $1.5m usd (cheque) that i promised you. Let me know once you have receive the cheque from my account officer.

Send the following information to him for the delivery of your cheque.

Your Full Name:

Phone Number:

House/office address:


Mr. Terry Huter.

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