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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 SIMON PETER" <simonpeter.peter2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 06:29:22 +0800
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU.


Dear Friend,


I AM SIMON PETER A SUDANISE BY NATIONALITY I AM THE ELDEST SON
OF LATE DR,PETER UTO, THE OWNER OF PETERSON AND SONS GOLD & DIAMOND
COMPANY IN SUDAN. HE WAS KILLED BY SOME POLITICIAN IN SUDAN, SIR,
AFTER THE DEATH OF MY LATE FATHER,MY MOTHER ADVISED ME TO TRAVEL TO
GHANA WITH SOME DOCUMENT SHOWING THAT MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED TWO
TRUCK BOXES THAT CONTAINING $I7.5 MILLION U.S DOLLARS WITH A SECURITY
COMPANY IN GHANA WEST AFRICA, NOW I CAN NOT TRAVEL ABROAD BECAUSE I’M A
REFUGEE IN GHANA.

PLEASE, I WANT YOU TO TELL ME THE AREAS OF INVESTMENT YOU THINK
IS PROFITABLE TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY, AND THE AMOUNT THAT WILL
BE YOUR PERCENTAGE FOR YOU TO ASSIST ME, IT IS WORTHY OF NOTE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS VERY MUCH FREE FROM ANY RISKS OR TROUBLES
AS WE WILL PERFECT ALL PROCESSES FOR A SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENT OF THE
CONSIGNMENT TO YOU . THIS TRANSACTION HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT TO BE VERY
HITCH FREE.. THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE NOW, IS THE PERSON TO STAND
AS OUR FOREIGN BENEFICIARY IN RECEIVING THE CONSIGNMENT.

PLEASE, WE CANNOT PRESENT OUR SELVES AS THE BENEFICIARY WHO TO RECEIVE
THE CONSIGNMENT BECAUSE OF OUR POSITIONS HERE AND WE ARE UNDER TRAVEL
WATCH. THESE ARE VERY LEGAL PROCEDURES AND DOES NOT GO CONTRARY TO ANY
INTERNATIONAL LAW, AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THE CONSIGNMENT YOU WILL
START MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR ME TO MEET WITH YOU. BUT WE DO URGE
YOU TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS CONFIDENTIAL AS POSSIBLE . ALSO WE
WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AFTER THE
CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION AS WE ALSO HOPE FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

PLEASE, LET IT BE KNOWN TO YOU THAT WE ARE A LITTLE BIT WORRY, BUT
WE HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING THAT FRIENDS ARE DISCOVERED AND FRIENDS ARE
MADE. WE HAVE COME TO THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CANNOT ACHIEVE SUCCESS
WITHOUT TRUSTING SOME ONE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS BRINGS US TO THE NEED
FOR BOTH OF US TO HAVE ABSOLUTE TRUST AND BELIEVE IN ONE ANOTHER .
LET TRUST AND HONESTY BE OUR WATCHWORD THROUGHOUT THIS TRANSACTION,


THANKS,


FROM SIMON PETER
EMAIL:simonpeters@07168.cn
GOD BLESS YOU


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