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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: "miss faith malu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.okekejudel@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:37:54 +0100
Subject: Compensating your past effort

Dear friend,

Compensating your past effort
You might find it difficult to remember me, though it is indeed
a verylong time. I am much delighted to contact you again after
couple of years now if you can remember vividly. It takes faith
and God fearing to remember old friends and at the same time, to
show gratification to them, despite all odds that made things not
to work out as we projected with you then.
Am taking this liberty to inform you that the transaction we
were pursing together years back was finally realized by God's
infinite mercy and I decided to contact you today as to let you know
about this.I have conscience as a God's fearing person to remember your
tremendous effort and contribution to make things work out then
Presently, I am in Panama for some business negotiation and
establishment with my partner who assisted in realizing the fund
out with me. I arrived in Panama yesterday and decided to go down at the
hotel's business entre to send you this mail.
As to compensate your past effort and contributions made in the past
towards the past realization of the deal with me,I have signed a Cashier
check sum of (US$1.600.000.00) as your compensation share from the deal.
Before my travelling out to Panama, I left the check to my Secretary as
to send it to you upon your reconfirmation of your:

Your full name_________________________
Your address__________________________
Your country___________________________
Your age______________________________
Your occupation________________________
Your Phone number______________________

Please, contact my secretary in the name of Mr. okeke Judel at (mr.okekejudel@yahoo.fr)
Feel free to confirm to me through this email once you retrieve the check
amount as I designated to you.
Thanking you for your past effort while hoping that you will use the
compensation amount judiciously.

Friendly Yours,
miss faith malu

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