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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: "Dr.James Norman" <jamesnorman0@courrier.com>
Reply-To: jamesnorman04@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 20:25:26 +0545
Subject: GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY



71 Middlewich Road Northwich
Cheshire CW9 7BP London UK
Tel: + 44 74184 78077
Tel: + 44 773 253 5159
Fax: 44 702 407 4798

Dear Friend,

I know this letter will come to you as a surprise because you do not know
me before; my name is Dr.James Norman Director Cargo Department, Fair Way
Express Courier London. During the airlift of some presidential luggage to
Europe I and my colleagues in the above department unanimously decided to
include additional luggage containing £8,000,000. Eight Million British
Pounds only for our own benefit though it was labeled \\\"Photographic
Equipment\\\" for security reasons. Meanwhile, the cash funds amounting to
the sum was deposited with one of the in Switzerland.

I am obliged to contact you to assist us on getting the fund cleared from
the bank and transfer to you. As we have agreed on the following terms.

(1) All relevant documents to claim the fund will be procure in your name
to enable the bank wire the fund into your account.
(2) You will be entitled to a share of 25% of the total amount.
(3) 70% of the total amount will be for my colleagues and me.

If this business terms and conditions are okay by you, kindly contact me
on my private telephone number: Tel: + 44 74184 78077, also, furnish me
with your banking information and your personal telephone / fax numbers,
for easier communication for immediate forwarding to the bank in
Switzerland.

Note that this business is 100% risk free, as all relevant documents to
back up the claim will be procure on your name, however we advice you to
keep the entire transaction close to yourself until you received the fund.
For security reasons other modalities will be discussed as soon as you
response to me.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr.James Norman
Director Cargo Dept.
Fair Way Express Courier London.




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