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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: "Dr.Mark Adams" <drmarkadams@att.net>
Reply-To: <sherrymorganpr@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 16:06:11 +0100
Subject: I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU

DEAR FRIEND,

I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THE FUND TRANSFERRED TO A SWISS ACCOUNT WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM PARAGUAY WHO IS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

MAN. PRESENTLY I'M IN PARAGUAY FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS WITH MY OWN SHARE OF THE TOTAL SUM. MEANWHILE, I DID NOT FORGET YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST ME IN

TRANSFERRING THOSE FUNDS DESPITE THAT IT FAILED US SOME HOW. SO I HAVE GIVEN MY SECRETARY INSTRUCTION ON HOW YOU ARE TO RECEIVE A DEBI CARD/ATM WHICH CONTAINS THE SUM OF

$850.000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS) ON YOUR NAME WHICH I HAVE USED AS A COMPENSATION FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT.

NOW CONTACT MY SECRETARY HER CONTACT IS:
NAME: MRS. SHERRY MORGAN
EMAIL:sherrymorganpr@sify.com

ASK HER ON HOW YOU ARE TO RECEIVE THE TOTAL $850.000.00 DEBIT CARD/ATM (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS) WHICH I KEPT FOR YOUR COMPENSATION FOR ALL THE PAST EFFORTS

AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER. I APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS AT THAT TIME VERY MUCH. SO FEEL FREE AND GET IN TOUCHED WITH MY SECRETARY MRS. SHERRY MORGAN ASK HER TO GIVE

YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE BANK THAT YOU ARE TO CONTACT AS I HAVE ALREADY INSTRUCTED HER TO DO SO, SO THAT YOU CAN LET THE BANK KNOW WHERE TO SEND YOUR ATM/DEBIT CARD

THAT CONTAINS THIS SUM OF $850.000.00 TO YOU. PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE IT SO THAT WE CAN SHARE THE JOY AFTER ALL THE LONG SUFFERING AT THAT TIME. IN THE

MOMENT I AM VERY BUSY HERE IN PARAGUAY BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECTS WHICH I AND MY NEW PARTNER ARE HAVING AT HAND.

FINALLY, REMEMBER THAT I HAVE ALREADY FORWARDED AN INSTRUCTION TO MY SECRETARY ON YOUR BEHALF FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR ATM/DEBIT CARD CONTAINING THIS SUM OF $850.000.00, SO FEEL

FREE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH MY SECTARY MRS. SHERRY MORGAN AND SHE WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE BANK YO ARE TO CONTACT.

BEST REGARDS.
DR.MARK ADAMS

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