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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.STANLEY LAWSON. <stan_fad@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:09:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: DO NOT IGNORE THIS MESSAGE,URGENT REPLY FOR THE RELEASE OF OUR FUND.


Dear Partner,


Your silence concerning the release of our fund is not appreciated. I have told you severally that i am the originator of this transaction and i have put a hold on the fund release because you are dealing with impostors and non officials and my co-owner fund with you might be diverted. I used your names to legalize this fund transfer, the original documents are all still with me, so stop wasting your hard earned money because you can never receive it except when you come back to me fully, i will apply for the remover of the hold and the fund will be credited into your account. Our fund is not with Bank of America, Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN),London HSBC, Bank of England or Offshore payment centers but with the Federal Government of Nigeria Pay Office.

You have to re-validate your correct information after calling me on my directed phone number: 2347037375079 today for very vital information.Please, do not disregard this message otherwise we will loose our fund completely because of the final deadline giving to us by this month end, i have tried to protect this fund and gotten concessional fee payment which was granted by the Government for us to pay little now and receive our fund in your account thereafter we pay the balance statutory fee back to the Government. If we loose this oportunity, it will be difficult and we will loose our fund and take note,that We will not pay any other fee again before you confirm the fund in your account,so please act fast.

Bes regards,

Mr. Stanley Lawson.







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