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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 Harrison James" <mrharrisonjames@live.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:04:46 +0000
Subject: With due Respects!!

HELLO DEAR TO YOUR HONOR :

With due Respects!!

In brief introduction, I am the nurse in charge of Mr. HARRISON James
at our hospital here and he instructed me to send you this message he
said:

My Name is Mr HARRISON James, I'm from Europe a citizen of England
57 year’s old, Specifically resident in Cote d'Ivoire West Africa for
17 years now, I lost my Wife and my only Son in Social Political
Crisis in this country here in Africa on my trip to England.

This message will not surprise you, because you know! We never know
who we really are in this earth! This message to you is with tears in
my eyes because of my condition of health here is (very very Serious &
Grave) I do not know when I will live this land of the world!!

With due respects: Now I'm talking to you I hospitalized at the
hospital here in Cote d'Ivoire, can I have trust in you??, because I
want to entrust you all my WEALTH the total Sum of ( $ 7. 5M US
Dollars ) ( Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand American Dollars )
for you to help me and invest it in a GOOD PROJECT in your country,
because I can not accept for an instant all my WEALTH obtained by Me
and My wife since our marriage until she left me (since she death)
used here in Cote d'Ivoire!!.

N/B : My Lawyer will help you to do everything here!!.

Please Dear One, if you wish to help me in this PROJECT, do not
hesitate to contact me quickly with your information below: if any
delay in your reply will give me the room to find another good person
for the same butt (PROJECT) Please make sure that you will act
accordingly as I’m going to instruct you and I'm looking forward to
your message along with your information follow:

Name:................................................
Surname:................................................
Date of Birth :..............................
Male or female:.....................
Country :.......................................................
City: .......................................................
Address
:............................................................................
Tel-fix:..................................................
Telephone Mobile:...............................................
Private E-mail: ...............................................
Occupation:..........................................

My greetings to you my most sincere and see my photo below to my
situation here.

I really count on you.
Thanks you and GOD bless you and your family .
Mr HARRISON James




This message was Write and Send By the nurse of Mr HARRISON James in
the hospital

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