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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Robert MONNOU" <pascale.vial@noos.fr>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 09:45:47 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I appreciate your past effort
Hello my old friend
How is your family together with your health condition? Please don't say that I forget you after your assistance to me. Honestly I deeply appreciate your past effort to assist me when i am in need, Now I'm happy to inform you that I have finally succeeded in getting the $14.5 Million transferred under the co-operation of another friend of mine from Colombia
Now you are to contact my secretary Mr Lorry for the release of your compensation which I kept with him on your behalf, his name is Mr Lorry Yando and his email address is as Below
Name : Mr Lorry Yando
E-mail : ( loryand1@blumail.org )
Contact him now to get the $1.5 Million ( One Million Five hundred thousand dollars) which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touch with Lorry Yando and instruct him where to send the amount to you.
Yours sincerely
Mr Ahmed Tanko
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