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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: "JAMES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <francisjames50@rocketmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:34:30 -0400
Subject: ATTENTTION PLEASE



Dear Partner,

I am James Francis born in 1936 Florida US undercover business partner with Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi, before his dead on 2011 we have an Private account in Asia $20.000,000 usd (Twenty Million US Dollars) for investment without any beneficiary or identification of the principle, because of my health condition and security in my country I can't transfer this fund to my personal account rather i want you to assist me to receive this fund" because the bank have informed me to provide beneficiary immediately .
If you can assist me in this transaction" by receiving this funds as beneficiary i will compensate you with 30% of the total amount and you will also get benefit from the investment.

More details will be send to you when I receive your interest response.

Thanks and best regards
James Francis
P/H: +17326595513
Email:jamesfrancis@myself.com

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