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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: Paul Holdstock <paulholdstock01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paulholdstock34@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 16:31:28 +0000
Subject: Hello My Old Friend,

Hello My Old Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the Fund transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from London Presently, I'm in China
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I
didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring
those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my Pastor Sophia Egobia, and his email address is, (
mrssophiaegobia@yahoo.com ) ask her to send you the total sum of
$360.000.00 ATM VISA CARD which I kept for your compensation for all the
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciate your efforts at that time very much.I am very busy here
because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having
at hand. So feel free to get in touch with Pastor Sophia Egobia,and she
will send the amount to you without any delay contact her immediately on
how to receive the ATM VISA CARD.

With best regards
Paul H.

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