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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: "Dr Collins A. D" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ms.fideliam@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 05:49:56 -0700
Subject: Hello

 
Dear Friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner
from Paraguay who is an international business man. Presently I'm in
Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist
me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now
contact my secretary, her contact is:
Name:  Ms.Fidelia Mark
ms.fideliam@yahoo.co.nz
Ask her to send you the international bank draft totaling $950.000.00
which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts
to assist me in this matter.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and
get in touched with my secretary Ms.Fidelia Mark and instruct her
where to send the amount to you.
With best regards
Yours Partner
Dr Collins A. D
 
 

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