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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: "MRS.REGINA MATHEW BURMEISTER" <matthweregina@yahoo.in>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:59:27 -0400
Subject: MRS.REGINA MATHEW BURMEISTER wants to tell you about Duette Multifocal

MY NAME IS MRS.REGINA MATHEW BURMEISTER.WIFE OF LATE (MR.MATHEW BURMEISTER) WHO WAS THE AMBASSADOR OF JAMAICA HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE BEFORE HIS DEATH IN THE YEAR 2008,I AM PRESENTLLY ON SICK BED WITH A VERY SHORT TIME TO LIVE ACODING TO MY MEDICAL RESULT,PLEASE I WANT YOU TO REPLY ME BACK BECAUSE I WANT TO DISCUSS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT WITH YOU,I WANTS TO ENTRUST $12.7 MILLION TO YOUR HAND FOR CHARITY WORK:NOTE.THAT THIS MONEY IS %100 RISK FREE BECAUSE I HAVE ALL THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS WITH ME ,SO I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS FUND AND THE BANK WERE IT WAS DEPOSITED BY MY LATE HUSBAND SO THAT YOU CAN CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY FOR THE TRANSFER,REMAIN BLESSED ,MRS.REGINA MATHEW BURMEISTER

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