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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.Aburi Mark" <aburimar777@gmail.com>
Reply-To: maburi@voila.fr
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 07:42:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Urgent Respond




Urgent Respond

I know that this message will come as a surprise to you, since we don’t know each other, but pay attention and understand my reason of contacting you through this via email,for the purpose of introduction i am (Dr.Aburi Mark)I have a business proposal in the tune of($5.5m) we shall share in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.Finally, should you be interested to operate this project with me,reply me urgently and i will give you the full details for us to move forward.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated and also Your Full Name And Phone Number
is needed for Easy communication also you can call me for more information +226-76-58-73-54.

Yours faithfully,

Dr.Aburi Mark

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