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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: "Capt Alfred clifford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alfred_clifford@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:33:33 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend

Hello Friend,

Good day and compliments, I implore you to take your time to go through it my e-mail carefully as the decision you make will go off a long way to determine my future and continued existence. Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Capt (Dr).Alfred Clifford, I am an Israeli-American and a member of the Red Cross Organization in Afghanistan . I am presently serving in the Organization as a casualty nurse of the 1st infantry military Division, i am responsible for casualty internship in the camp. I have access to funds worth USD$4.2 Million. I came to know you via Global Database Center (G.D.C) Please, don't see my message as a bogus mail.

This fund is currently in the custody of a finance/security firm where I deposited it for safe-keeping prior to getting a reliable/genuine personal whom I shall nominate as my agent/confidant who would also assist me through the safe delivery of these fund and in furtherance invest my funds on my designated medical sector on my behalf as my partner, due to my present staff age commitment and code of conduct in the Organization which informs that my country shall have first hand custody of these fund if paid through my personal bio-data and account. This is the reason i ask for your hand in partnership, i shall let you have an appreciable percentage of 20% off me.

Please do send me a correspondence via e-mail indicating your interest and servitude to my intent, via this e-mail add:

Best regards
Capt Alfred clifford


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