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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: "bonds" <bonds@iemas.co.za>
Reply-To: ms.dorathy_bonds@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:52:03 +0200
Subject: PLEASE CAN YOU WORK WITH ME

Hello dear

How
is your day in office? Without wasting much of your time,my name is
Dorathy Bonds (Lady),and a banker by profession, i work with
International Commercial Bank (ICB) in Senegal.I saw your contact today
in a website and i decided to contact you,there is a business i will
like to do with you personally and i need your cooperation,it is a
business that favor both of us and may be it can unit us together as
good friends.I will send you my photos when i receive your
mail.Meanwhile,i will like to know more about you,the country you are
from,and also your occupation,in order to know if you will fit to the
business.Reply to my private email address ( ms.dorathy_bonds@yahoo.fr).

Yours sincerely

Mrs Dorathy


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Note: This mail and all its contents
are subject to the following
disclaimer at http://www.iemas.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm
Iemas is an authorised financial services provider. NCRCP 1332/FSP 15815


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