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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: if johnson <ifjohnson1@cooltoad.com>
Reply-To: if_johnson@rediffmail.com
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 04:23:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: information please



Greetings friend,



I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you. My Name is Mr Isdore f Johnson. I work with ministry of mines and energy and also the head of contract approval department. I wish to know if we can work together?



I will like to use my position in the office to recommend you as the business partner to a deceased contractor name (with held) who died a month after the completion of his contract project with our organization without any registered business partner in his file.The deceased contractor has unpaid contract balance payment of Euro 5.8M for supply and installation of Industrial Equipments to our Industry.

If you are interested, please let me have your telephone number and full names to enable me give you comprehensive details and procedure on how you will receive the fund for our own benefits. I look forward for your quick response.



Note; the procedure for the release of this payment is a straight process that will not incriminate you in anyway what so ever. So my assurance is that your role is risk free and I can assure you that if I can have your total co-operation, this fund will be paid to your account within seven working days.



Sincerely,

If Johnson

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