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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Dennis Deme" <dennisdeme@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 04:09:46 -0200
Subject: TSUNAMI DISASTER URGENT NEEDED.
Dear friend,
I am Mr.Dennis Deme, an account officer with an Africa development bank in Ouagadougou
Burkina-Faso in West Africa. I am writing you this letter base on the latest development
at my bank which I will like to bring to your personal identification.($15million transfer
claim) this is legitimate transaction and you will be paid 40% for your assistance. If you
are interested please write back for more explanation so that I will be able to send
application form to you which you will fill and apply to bank as next of kin to our late
customer Mr.Rudi Harmanto who died in tsunami disaster in Indonesia along his family to
enable ADB bank foreign remittance director start transfer of the fund into your nominated
account which you will provide to Bank.
If you are interested send your data to me to enable me send you more details for the
transaction and how you will proceed it.
1) your full name..
2) your country....
3) your occupation...
4) your telephone number..
5) your age....
MR.DENNIS DEME
+22678951193.
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