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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: Dr.Williams J Greer <fileffc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williamsjrr@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:31:27 -0700
Subject: THIS IS FOR YOUR COMPENSATION

My Dear,
How are you today, i am very happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transferred with the help of the Pan-Africa Mortgage &
Finance,Meanwhile, I didn't forget your Past efforts in helping me .
Now i want you to contact my secretary on his contact information below.
His name.......... Pascal Wash
Address........... Cotonou,Benin Republic.
Email address: : pascalwash@inmail.sk
Telephone +229 983 780 39
Ask him to send you an international bank draft worth sum of ($1,600,000.00) One Million Six
Hundred Thousand Dollars,USD which I kept for you as compensation for your
effort. contact him now, please do not forget to send to him your personal
contact:
FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
MOBILE PHONE:
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:
A COPY OF YOUR ID:
And do let me know as soon as you have received your international bank draft.
With best regards
Dr.Williams J Greer



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