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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: "Mr george John" <georgejohn631@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: george_john77@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 18:12:12 -0000
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam,

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please carefully read and understand the reason of contacting  you 
through this method

believing that you are  reliable, trustworthy and honest person to
introduce this Investment

project with. My name is Mr.Mr George John On November 2010, One Mr.
Hussein Omar from

Iraq,  Who runs gold business in my country Ghana to Asia,Deposited one
Trunk Box, valued

at  USD$15.5Millon Dollars ( Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United 
States Dollars)

for twelve calendar months in our company. I am the Chief
Security/Operation  Officer in the

Security Company.  Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address

but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered that Mr.

Hussein Omar from Iraq, with his wife and two children has died with his
family in a bomb

blast in Iraq. My investigation proved that he died with his supposed
next- of- kins in the

bomb blast. The Trunk box total sum, USD$15.500, 000.00 is still in our
Company and the

demurage is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will

ever come forward to claim it. In this regard, I want to present you as
the next of kin to

the late Mr. Hussein Omar. Upon acceptance of this proposal, I will give
you detailed

information on how this deal would be carried out. The money will be
shared in the ratio of 

(60%) for me, (35%) for you, the remaining (5%) will be kept to recover
any expenses made

during the process of the transfer into your account.  I guarantee that
this will be

executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law as I

will use my position as the Chief Security/operation Officer to secure
approvals and

guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. I want you to
handle everything for

me.  Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. On
your reply include

your full contact details information bellow:

(1) Your full Name,,,,,,,,,
(2) Your full contact address,,,
(3) Your telephone number and Fax ,,,,,,,
(4) Your occupation and Age,,,,

All this information will enable us to proceed if you are willing to assist.

I will be waiting for your urgent response for more details.

Best regards,
Mr. George John


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