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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: "Nestor Dimiko" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:28:03 -0200
Subject: Contact Me Immediately

Dear:
Compliment of the season to you.
With due respect and regards.why i am contacting you now is to seek
for your assistance since we have not known or meet ourselves previously,

I got your contact through Internet and wish to contact you for assistance.
I offer my friendship and I hope this letter meets you in good time,however
strange or surprise,my name is Nestor Dimiko 29 years old a citizen of Democratic
Republic of Congo,son of late Mr Jerom Dimiko,who before his death was Managing
Director of ( AGRO INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT )in Kinshasa,and other cities Of my
Country.also a member of opposition political party The Union of Democracy and
Social Progress (UDPS) I hope you are aware of the war which has ravaged my
Country For the Past years. It was in one of this attacks the military soldiers led
To the death of my father and two of my sisters ,now i left my country with the Only
Brother i have David Dimiko.we are terrified of the situation and political crisis
Everyday because of this I escaped with my brother David from Kinshasa to Buenos Aires
Argentina by Ship Through Kinshasa seaport of Congo,all my father bank account was
Sized by our goverment,we only have opportunity to take our family save which contain
Sum Of(US$8.1M) eight million one hundred thousand United States dollars In this Box

My father kept this money because of emergency in our family save,we are lucky not to
be around when this attack came,right now we are inside the ship that brought us here in
Buenos Aires Argentina,we dont know anyone here to give this money to save for us
And we cant do Anything with this money here even to put it in a bank or invest it
Here because we are immigrant and we dont have any document to open account in bank,
Beside this money was not declered to the goverment of Argentina.so we are in need of
A Reliable and Trustworthy person like you who is Capable to keep and secure this
Box containing this ($8.1)eight million one hundred thousand united state dollars for us.
We assure and promise to compersate you for your assistance upon agreement,however feel
Free to negotiate with us how we can transfer this money to your account or if you can
Come over here to secure this money for us as soon as we get out from the seaport.
Please assure me of keeping this top most secret to protect ourselfs Here.

Contact me through my personal email: (nestordimiko@hotmail.com)
Sincere regards.
Nestor Dimiko.



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