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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Ms Nora Moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <noramoore703@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 07:49:16 +0800
Subject: Urgent Response Needed!!!

I am Ms Nora Moore from Malaysia. Some years back, I invested some  amount of money worth of $500,000.00 dollars in properties in  (Ontario,Canada) and I have a second thought about the environment and  presently i have just resold the house back to the broker which is due  for payment. I wanted the Due-funds transferred to my account by  Swift, but the Investor said that they cannot transfer more than Five  Thousand Dollars to any bank account outside North America/south  America within one month (30days).
 
Meanwhile, I have tried to open an account with a Bank in united  state, but i needed to be physically present to sign the mandate, I  must confess that this is not possible now because i am medically down  to make such a long distance trip, i will be undergoing a Bone Marrow  TRANSPLANT in few weeks time, So, i was told to provide a contact in  Canada or United States of America to receive the funds on my behalf.  I am in need of your assistance on this matter, if you could help  receive the funds and forward to me.
 
Sincerely, you are not going to face any risk in rendering assistance.  AND PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT YOU ARE NOT SPENDING ANY MONEY ON THIS AND I  WILL OFFER YOU 10% OF THE MONEY YOU RECEIVE. I am very honest and kind  in heart, i keep to my words and i promise you will never be appointed  in anyway.
 
I will send you the contact details of  the investor in Canada as soon as i receive your respinse so that you can open talk with him. Looking  forward to hearing from you.
 
NB: PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY ANY MONEY . .  . PLEASE DON'T SEND MONEY TO ANYBODY . . . ALL I NEED IS JUST YOUR  HELP AND YOU HAVE YOUR PERCENTAGE.
 
Yours Truly,
Nora Moore



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