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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: "Mrs. Tracy Gregor" <cs@grandeecpc.com>
Reply-To: tracygregor.nsaspecialagent000@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 04:05:21 +0200
Subject: From the desk of Ms. Tracy Gregor,
READ EMAIL CAREFULLY AND CONTACT MR.AMAYAS A. MORSE


>From the desk of Ms. Tracy Gregor Special Agent of National Security Agency=
(NSA) Washington , D.c Division 03793 SMS Line Only : +1(760) 348-8979 Dea=
r Friend, I am Ms. Tracy Gregor, Special Intelligence Agent in the National=
Security Agency, It is my pleasure to inform you that i have been working =
on your Case file for over months now , are you not tired of paying fees to=
Scammer and Internet Impersonators who wants to use your name and money to=
execute business transactions just for there own selfish interest, how lon=
g will you believe in there lies and constant demand for money, you receive=
quite number of business proposals everyday in and outside Nigeria yet you=
have not receive one dollar cent in all your dealings, for how long will y=
ou trust and believe in those impersonated stories? have you for one day as=
ked yourself why after spending a lot of fees to receive whatever they prom=
ised you and nothing was paid to you in the end rather you will receive ano=
ther proposal totally different with new amount, check within yourself what=
you have benefited since you engaged yourself into these transactions, hav=
e you asked yourself why you receive different business proposal of numerou=
s stories from different countries, why cant you think why you keep receivi=
ng different proposals every minutes without any payment in the end, have y=
ou asked if the business actually exist. you will not receive any money fro=
m those promises of different proposals since the only over-invoiced approv=
ed in your name is $6.9million dollars as sub-letted beneficiary. READ CARE=
FULLY Actually your name appeared on the Nigeria contract manifest booklet =
as sub-letted beneficiary to receive contract over-invoice amount sum of $6=
.9million dollars, those people contacting you from all over the world did =
not guide you properly concerning how this funds was awarded to you rather =
they used there connections in different countries through banks, security =
agencies, ministries and institutions to contact you just to extort your ha=
rd earned money to sponsor transactions for there own benefit then make you=
believe that you will receive your funds one day which will never happen b=
ecause your name is on the government list as sub-letted beneficiary while =
those crooks where using documents of already paid contracts of the first e=
xecutor to contact you from different countries like UK, SPAIN, AMERICA, GH=
ANA E.T.C,. Those people branded Nigeria with bad names on both local and i=
nternational scene just because you where claiming something that you don't=
know how and why it was awarded to you. You are advised to contact the Uni=
ted Nations Compensation Commission on their Email Contact Informations bel=
ow as they are the Only Legitimate Organization who has your name on the Co=
mpensated Short Listed Names of Beneficiaries who was compensated with the =
sum of $6.9 Million Dollars. United Nations Compensation Commission Contact=
Person: Mr. Amyas A. Morse (Chairman of United Nations Board of Auditors) =
Email: uncc.claimsprocessing@gmail.com Telephone: +22961114994 Finally, i a=
m in the position to set things straight if actually you want to receive yo=
ur funds, forget those lottery proposals and also proposals you receive fro=
m individuals , banks, ministries ETC, the only contract sum awarded to you=
as a sub-letted beneficiary is paying for supplying of pipeline equipment =
for Nigeria Power Holding as over invoiced through the Nigeria chambers of =
commerce any other proposal is fabricated to extort and use you, calculate =
how much you have spent and time wasted and nothing was paid to you yet you=
keep receiving series of proposals, well you can continue with them but be=
ar it in mind that you will not receive a cent from them rather you will sp=
end and get frustrated and they will abandon you to suffer even continued t=
o demand for more money even when you can not feed yourself due there decei=
t and untruthfulness, you trusted and believed them but they stab you when =
you needed them most to keep to there promises. you will not believe me bec=
ause those people you trusted have really broken your heart with different =
stories just to extort your hard earned money, you have the opportunity to =
wipe away your tears if you can forget the past and give room to new opport=
unity now that you have been told the truth. good people still exist here i=
n Africa so give these opportunity a trial and you will see how the turn ou=
t will be. Waiting for your prompt response Regards Mrs. Tracy Gregor

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