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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: Alberto George <deafalbertogeorge23@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:04:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: THANK GOD FOR OUR LIFE TODAY!!!


HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND,
 
THIS IS DEAF ALBERTO AND FAMILY WHOM YOU HAD AN UNSUCCESSFULY BUSINESS TRANSACTION IN THE PAST... I AM PRESENTLY CONTACTING YOU FROM INDIA..HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR FAMILY? I HOPE EVERYTHING IS OK WITH YOU!
 
REALLY, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME. ANYWAY, I AM HAPPY TO INFORM YOU  THAT I FINALLY GOT THE MONEY ABROAD SUCCESSFULLY UNDER THE COOPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM INDIA WHO LATER HELPED ME OUT TO RECOVER THE MONEY FROM CONSIGNMENT COMPANY IN IVORY COAST.
 
THE MONEY WAS FINALLY DELIEVERED TO MY PARTNER IN INDIA . I AM PRESENTLY IN INDIA WITH MY FAMILY FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS WITH MY OWN SHARE OF THE TOTAL SUM. I WANT TO USE THIS PERIOD OF NEW YEAR TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST ME IN REACIEVING OF THE MONEY  DESPITE THAT IT FAILED US SOMEHOW.
 
IT HAS BEING A LONG STORY BECAUSE I THINK MY WIFE MARIA WILL GET INTO SCAM PEOPLE WHO WILL TAKE OUR MONEY FROM SECURITY COMPANY WHEN I AM SICK AND GO AWAY WITH THE MONEY BUT GOD PROTECT US FOR EVERYTHING BECAUSE I DID OPERATION TWICE AND LOST MY MEMORY IN THE HOSPITAL BUT I REALLY THANK GOD THAT I HAVE GAIN MY HEALTH NOW.I REALLY THANK GOD AND ALLSO THANK GOD WHO GUIDE ALL THE DEAF PEOPLE.
 
I HOPE YOU ARE STILL WITH THOSE DOCUMENTS WHICH I FORWARDED TO YOU IN THE PAST BECAUSE THE PASTOR WILL ASK YOU FOR THOSE DOCUMENTS BUT IF YOU ARE NOT WITH THOSE DOCUMENTS I WILL FORWARD IT AGAIN TO YOU.
 
NOW, THE PASTOR IN ABIDJAN CITY OF COTE D'IVOIRE WHO HELPED IN THE DELIEVERED THE MONEY ABROAD. HIS NAME IS PASTOR ORAFU OLIVER, HE IS A FRIEND OF OUR PASTOR IN CUBA AND HE HELP ALOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS MONEY REACH IN INDIA HERE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.
 
HE IS ALLSO A DEAF PASTOR LIKE MY FAMILY.I WILL NOT PROMISE ANYTHING TO DEAF LIKE MY FAMILY AND DISAPOINT ,SO FEEL FREE AND CONTACT PASTOR.ORAFU OLIVER FOR YOUR MONEY AND HAPPY AS I'M HAPPY WITH MY FAMILY IN INDIA HERE TODAY.
 
HIS CONTACT INFORMATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
 
NAME: PASTOR.ORAFU OLIVER
EMAIL: pastor.orafuoliver@yahoo.fr
 
CONTACT HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND ASKING HIM TO SEND TO YOU THE TOTAL SUM OF US$200,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) I KEPT APART TO COMPENSATE YOU. I HAVE GIVEN HIM AN INSTRUCTION TO ATTEND TO YOU PROPERLY. THE US$200,000.00 IS FOR YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST ME IN RECOVERING THE INHERITANCE. I APPRECIATED YOUR PAST  EFFORTS AT THAT TIME VERY MUCH, SO FEEL FREE TO CONTACT HIM FOR THE IMMEDIATE SENDING OF YOUR TOTAL SUM OF US$200,000.00 FOR YOUR COMPENSATION.
 
YOU HAVE TO CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY AND INSTRUCT HIM WHERE TO SEND THE MONEY TO YOU. PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THE MONEY FROM HIM, SO THAT WE CAN SHARE THE JOY TOGETHER AFTER ALL OUR SUFFERING AT THAT TIME AND SORRY FOR NOT CONTACT YOU SINCE BECAUSE I MISPLACE YOUR E-MAIL BUT THANK GOD THAT I HAVE SEEN IT TODAY.GOD IS WONDERFULL!
 
FOR THIS MOMENT, I WILL BE BUSY WITH MY NEW PARTNER HERE IN INDIA FOR OUR INVESTMENT PROJECTS WHICH WE HAVE AT HAND NOW.
 
FINALLY, REMEMBER THAT I HAVE GIVEN HIM INSTRUCTIONS ON YOUR BEHALF TO RECEIVE THE MONEY, SO FEEL FREE TO BE INTOUCH WITH HIM (PASTOR.ORAFU OLIVER) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THE SENDING OF THE MONEY TO YOU .....
 
I KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO HELP US OUT BUT I BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE DISTRAT YOUR ATTENTION TO HELP US BUT I WOULD NOT MIND TO COMPASENT YOU BECAUSE I PROMISE GOD THAT I WILL COMPENSATE YOU WITH ANYTHING OF MY CHOICE.
 
MY JOY TODAY IS YOUR HAPPINESS WHEN YOU REACIEVE THIS $200,000.00 FROM PASTOR.OLIVER ORAFU BECAUSE GOD DID WOUNDERFUL THING FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND I WANT YOU TO HAPPY AS YOU ARE DEAF LIKE US....
 
I WILL CONTACT OUR PASTOR IN CUBA IMMEDIATLY TO INFORM HIM ABOUT YOU.I AM VERY HAPPY TODAY TO RECOLATE YOUR EMAIL AGAIN AND YOU WILL ALLSO BE HAPPY LIKE US AS SOON AS YOU REACIEVE YOUR $200,000.00 FROM PASTOR.ORAFU OLIVER IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.
 
SINCERELY,
 
ALBERTO AND FAMILY!SMILE



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