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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: "consult_me31@aol.com" <johnsonwilliam384@gmail.com>
Reply-To: consult_me31@aol.com
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 20:08:27 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT/BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL.

Attention:Dear,

INVESTMENT/BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL.

I want to drop you a quick note because I did not hear back from you
concerning the information I sent you the other day. In case you did
not receive the letter introducing my intent. We are Diplomatic Corp
that holds special and valuable consignments for reputable clients
that are honest and trustworthy.

We work in collaboration with top firms all over the world as we have
earned a name as a service whose hallmarks in reliability and
confidentiality are revered.International Missions,Diplomats,Embassies
of the world have used our services to satisfaction.

A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that can assist her and
her family in retrieving her package containing some amount of money
from a Diplomatic Corp in Ghana.

The benefactor and her children have been confined only to their
country home and all their calls and movements are monitored, as a
result,its absolutely impossible for them to do anything as regards
retrieving the money. Their only means of communication is via
internet and you are being contacted because your assistance is needed
in claiming the funds on their behalf. The amount was accrued from
Diamond sales over a period of six years and its USD75M (Seventy Five
Million U.S.Dollars).

These funds are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are
clean, clear and has no criminal origin. The funds have nothing to do
with any form of illegality and all documentations needed to prove the
source of the funds were when the funds were being deposited and these
documents would prove the source of the funds and authenticate the
fact that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever with either
drugs or terrorism.

For your assistance in this transaction,the benefactor and her
Children have agreed to give you 30% of the total amount of money
which is equivalent to US$22.5 Million(Twenty Two Million,Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) and this role simply entails
retrieving the funds on their behalf from the Diplomats in Ghana and
all the information needed to claim the funds would be sent to you as
soon as you indicate your interest in assisting them as well as
providing the following information to facilitate the smooth
conclusion of the transaction.

I will appreciate it very much. reply me so that we can go over the details.

Names in full:............
Contact address:..........
Residential address:......
Zip code:.................
Country:..................
Occupation:...............
Telephone number:.........
Fax number:...............
Age:......................
Marital Status:...........
Sex:......................
Nationality:..............
Copy of your international passport/drivers license:..................

I await your response Urgently.
>From John Foster
Your partnership is required urgently reply to my alternative e-mail
(infoenquiry@ymail.com )

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