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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: MR PETER YOUTH <yahayauku@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: MR PETER YOUTH <diplomatheadoffice@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 11:26:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I AM DIPLOMAT AGENT MR PETER YOUTH .


 I AM DIPLOMAT AGENT MR PETER YOUTH .
HOW IS EVERYTHING AND YOUR FAMILY IS NOW OVER TOO WEEKS THAT I HAVEBEEN WITH U.S.A CUSTOMS WHERE I WAS ARRESTED THAT I DO NOT HAVE ADELIVERY CLEARANCE PAPER AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIR PORT (MLB)FLORIDA U.S.A BUT I THANK GOD THAT THEY HAVE RELEASED ME TODAY  WITHYOUR PACKAGE WORTH THE SUM OF $10.5MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS BUT THEYNEVER KNOW THAT IT CONTENTS LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
SO IT IS THIS MORNING THAT THEY RELEASED ME WITH YOUR FUNDS.YOU ADVICETO RECONFIRM TO ME YOUR DETAILS YOU KNOW I LOST THEM DURING WHEN I WASDRAGING YOUR PACKAGE WITH SOME IMMIGRATION OFFICER HERE.
AND AGAIN YOU HAVE TO PAY THE SUM OF $45.00 FOR AIR WAY BILL PAPERSTHEY SAID THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE IT THAT I WILL NOT ENTER FLIGHT TOYOUR OR TAXI SO SEND THE FEES TO BENIN REPUBLIC WHERE I CAN FROM THEYWILL GET THE AIR WAY BILL ASAP AND FORWARD TO ME HERE AND IT WILL NOTTAKE MORE THAN  5/HRS OR 7/HRS I WILL GET TO YOUR HOME ONCE YOU SENDTHE FEES.
HERE IS THE INFORMATION TO SEND IT.
Receive Name........Joe OkoroCountry..............benin repulic City.................porto novo Text.................Howlong  Answer...............today Amount................$45
PLEASE CALL MY DIRECTOR MR ROBERT PIKES  // NO +229-681 47 325
PLEASE IT IS THIS MORNING THAT THEY HAVE RELEASED ME AND I DO NOT WANTTO TAKE ANY MORE LONG HERE AND I WILL DELIVER YOUR FUNDS IN 5 HRS TIMEONCE YOU SEND THE FEES TO THE MAN IN CHARGE.
DO THAT FAST SO THAT THEYCAN NOT LOOK OVER THIS PACKAGE TO KNOW THE CONTENTS,
THANKSDIPLOMAT MR PETER YOUTH  EMAILS:(diplomatheadoffice@yahoo.com

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