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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: "MARK HUGU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <markhugu001@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:20:19 -0700
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED

 
Hello Sir/ ma
 
 
How are you doing today, I got your contact details from the Indonesian Exchange Information On-line Service on my personal programmed search on the internet for a reputable company or individual to assist me sincerely, which your information & profiles were very satisfactory, so I decided to contact you immediately.
 
I am Mark Hugu from Haiti, I arrived in Indonesia few days ago in Search of a profitable business to invest the total sum of $5.2MUSD (five million two hundred thousand united state dollars).
 
I need a Partner who will work with me to invest the total fund in your country, and besides I am here in Indonesia on behalf of my family, all I need from you is your ability to be sincere and faithful in the above transaction with you, and the sum of 10% of our funds would be given to you, for your honesty and ability to accept the partnership with sincerity.
 
Please do get back to me as soon as you receive this mail with your private telephone number and your details for further discussion with you.
 
You can contact me with this email address: markhugu222@gmail.com
Regards,
 
Mark Hugu.

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