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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: "Dean Wayne" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pretoridean@cafuc.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:47:42 -0400
Subject: Urgent response needed/letter from Dean Wayne.

Good Afternoon,


We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a Heir to the total sum of $3Million{Three Million United States Dollar only} by Late Ms Visp Scaboro who never married or had any child before her death.Late Ms Visp Scaboro was a wealthy international business woman and a philanthropist.

Late Ms Visp Scaboro made you a beneficiary to a total sum of $3million through your E-mail address. You may be wondering how she made you a beneficiary to such amount without knowing you. Like i said she was a philanthropist and never had a child nor a husband. Because she knew she would not survive her sickness at the age of 94, she made a random sampling of many people's E-mail addresses by the help of Microsoft international firm and among the people's e-mail addresses, yours came out as a draw.This was how you were listed as a heir to the total sum of $3 million.

We have contacted you twice before now but heard nothing from you, we are contacting you again the third and last time because In the codicil and last testament of our deceased client, her instruction stipulates that this fund should be paid directly to you and to other beneficiaries also upon her demise and we wish to inform you that other beneficiaries have received their funds accept you.

We request you to kindly acknowledge officially,enabling us file all necessary legal documents to the paying bank for the urgent release of your inheritance. Please respond for further details or call to enable us process your inheritance.

Waiting for your quickest reply.

Yours Truly,
Dean Wayne Esq
DWayne chambers,
South Wales UK

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