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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: "Miss.Stella" <stella.diko@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 19:44:42 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear,Good News


Dear,Good News




                                             Hello dear,




How are you today, hope you are fine? I'm happy to inform you about my
success in getting my funds transferred under the  co-operation of a new
partner from London , Presently I'm in London for investment projects
with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile I didn't forget your past
efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those fund. Now
contact my Rev Father Rev John Peter in Senegal with his. Email: 
revjohnpeter88@yahoo.com









Ask  him to send you the total  sum of ($600,000..00) four hundred and
fifty thousand dollars which I kept for your compensation for all your
past efforts and attempts to  assist  me in this matter mainly
emotionally. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so  feel
free and get in touch with him and instruct him where  to send the
amount to you.




 




Please do let me know immediately you receive it  so that we can share
the joy together after all the sufferings at that time.At the moment,
I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which me and my
new partner are having at hand,




Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to him on your behalf
to receive the money, so feel free to get in touch with him to send the
amount to you without any delay. you




 




Thanks




Miss.Stella

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