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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: johnson brown <dr.johnsonbrownie202@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drjohnsonbrown202@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:31:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Mr Johnson Brown need your attention.




Dear Friend.
How are you and your family? Do not be surprised to receive this mail from me, is true we have not meet before i came across your email id on internet online yellow book then i decided to contact you as an experienced person in business based on your profile.
I am Mr. .Johnson Brown, a Burkina Faso citizen working as operational manager to Coin trust securities company, a correspondent finance and security company to SAXO BANK OF London, the company have offices in London, Spain ,Asian,ireland and others. For now i was posted to our new branch company in Burkina Faso for the training of the company new staff.
I discovered one trunk box Containing $25 million USD (twenty-five million USD) deposited in my security company and this consignment have been there for ten years now still no one have come over to claim it.
i investigated and found out that it belong a late customer named Mohamed Showadfy Ahmed who died on Egypt Air Flight 990. Kindly see the website below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm
He has no next of kin to claim the box, this is the story in a nutshell, right now i want to change the ownership to your name, i have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation so that we can team up together and claim the fund box and shared it equally will present you as the next of kin to the late man.
I will right now arrange with one of the delivery company diplomat over here, on how to deliver the consignment directly to your door post in your country. All i need from you is trust and you promised me that you will not sit on this fund when ever it gets to your care and you will keep my share until i come over for my share in your country and you help me invest it properly.
My agreement on this transaction is that i will share all expenses that involves in this business with you. Agreed?
I will take care of my own side over here then you take care of yours in your country. Because of my position in the company i want you to make sure you keep this transaction secret so that i will not have any problem with my company and for the safety of this business.
if you are not ready and interested to share the expenses and the fund equally with me please don’t reply back ,if you are ready to assist both, reply as soon as possible to proceed.
Immediately i confirm your interest in this transaction i will make arrangement immediately so that the diplomat will move to meet you with the consignment in your country.
My questions are. Can you partner this project? Can I give you this trust?
If you can sponsor this deal, please send to me your mobile telephone numbers, residential address or office address where ever you wished to received the trunk box and copy of your international passport or any of your security id. Finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves. I expect your urgent response if you can handle this project. Call me immediately you read this mail with my direct private line.
Respectfully yours,
Mr. .Johnson Brown. Phone no: +22671594926.

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