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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: Allen Hogan <elightllm@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 12:01:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Dear Your Urgent Response Needed


Hello My Dear,
 
My name is Allen Hogan and I am an artist. I live in United Kingdom, with my two kid’s one dog two cats and the love of my life. It is definitely a full house. I majored in art Courses. I have been selling my art for some years now and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines. I have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all around the world.
 
With due regards to you, I am contacting you in confidence to assist me in fulfilling an Obligation on behalf of my late customer,Marielle Falardeau (A CANDAN) who died together with her husband and two kids during the last March 11 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami disaster in Japan that affected the Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo Japan . She was a successful businesswoman, humble and honesty. Her husband and their two kids, Victoria and Johnson reside in their family house along the Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo Japan where she joined the family after her last transaction wit me. Unfortunately, it was during this time that she met her untimely death in the Earthquake and Tsunami together with her family as the took them by surprise.
 
During our business transactions, I assisted her to deposit of US$16.6M (Sixteen Million Six Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in one of the banks here in United Kingdom, which I will disclose to you. Since her death, I am looking for a company/individual who will represent as Next of Kin to get these Funds out from the bank.
 
I will give 50% of the total Funds to you. But the problem I have is trust, if you are Interested, contact me as soon as you get this mail
 
Regards
 
Allen Hogan.

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