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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: "Test Test" <test@phflour.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 01:23:44 +0100
Subject: your cheque $1,500.000 to claim call John or you write mail for him




Dear Friend,

It is my pleasure to let you know about my success to get those
funds transferred into my new partner account in Tanzania.
And I didn't forget your past efforts to assist me to transferring those funds,
But we letter fail due to lack of financial support.

Now contact my secretary John Mabelle on his E mail Address
(mabele.john@yahoo.dk) ask him to send you the total
(USD$1,500.000.00) cashier cheque which i raised as your own compensation.
Feel free and get in touched with him and give him your address where to
send the cheque;

(i) FULL NAME ..........
(ii) ADDRESS .............
(iii) COUNTRY ............
(iv) PRIVATE TEL ........
(v) PRIVATE FAX . .......
(vi) OCCUPATION.........
(vii) Age..............

And do let me know immediately you receive it for us to share the joy. I,m very
busy here with investment projects which i am having at hand,
finally left instruction to the secretary on your behalf,
so your free to get in touch with him.

Best regards
Mr Stephen Ali
Formal chief of Security Company
Cotonou Benin Republic



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