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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: "momomo" <ibere2010@hanmail.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:15:19 +0900 (KST)
Subject: =?EUC-KR?B?waa48b74wL0=?=

 Dear one ,

I  am using this means of communications because of time Shortage, so please
kindly bear with me.However, permit me to inform you of my desire of going
into
business relationship with you, $11.5 Million Dollar was deposited in a bank
on
my behalf by my father before dead came to him,

I have gone to the bank to claim the money but was told by the bank manager
that though the money belongs to me only my father`s foreign partner who my
father entrusted with the power to oversee my welfare and invest on my behalf
can have appropiate access untill i have good business knowledge.

Please,I want you to be my father`s recommended foreign partner as to enable
the bank transfer this money to your country,your helping me will solve my
surffrings, I will also like to live and school in your country If you oblige
to help me .I am willing to give you 10 Percent of the money.please write
back
on your  indication of your intrested  to help me then I  will give you every
details and information on MY disposal for the transfer.please  reach  at 
cmcta2010@cantv.net

Thanks, looking forward to hear form you.

CHARLES 

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