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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: "Mark Tunde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrmarktunde@hosanna.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:03:24 +1000
Subject: Compensation For Your Assistance

My Dear Friend/Partner

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail finds you in an excellent condition of health.

But if you do not remember me, you have received an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded. I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with another South America Realtor in Paraguay who financed it to a logical conclusion. I thank you for you’re great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account, duet one reason or the other best to known you at that time.

Due to the effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed during the course of the transaction, I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $1.200,000.00 (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND USA DOLLARS). I have left an international certified Bank Check of $1.200,000.00 for you cashable any where in the world. My dear friend I will like you to contact my banker Mr. Joseph Grants and comply with him so that he will send the Check to you without any delay. At the moment, I 'm very busy here in Paraguay South American, trying to invest my own share of the funds with a new partner.

Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.

CONTACT NAME: Mr. Joseph Grants
HOME ADDRESS: No. 46-Lloyd Estate, Lagos.
OFFICE ADDRESS: Zenith Bank PLC Lagos.
EMAIL: Joseph.Grant@Dores.com

Therefore, you should send him your full Name, telephone number and contact address for his reference and make further arrangement with him on how you want to receive your check. And also send this pass code (Zenith-PAY120) in your email to him, this is the only way he will know you are directed to him by me.

Thanks you in anticipation for your past efforts and God bless you.

Note: to avoid any scams victims, any email you received without the consent of Mr. Joseph Grant disregards it immediately, so that you can receiver your fund legally without any hitches.

Mr. Mark Tunde

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