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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: "David Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davsm_1968@consultant.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:12:15 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

Dear Friend,

It`s my sincere intention to contact you directly to seek business/ investment relationship with you.
My full Name is David Smith, A financial consultant / accountant, I'm searching for a reliable and experience business partner. The investment capital outlay is $10.5 Million Dollars and I would need your assistance in the area of investing it in your country under your guidance or any country of your choice.
Kindly provide your confidential contact for easy communication and to enable us talk about the transfer of the funds and its investment. Here is my private email ID for easy communication dsmith_1968@yahoo.com, I will be waiting to read from you to enable me give you more details.

Yours faithfully,

David Smith.

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