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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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Fraud email example:

From: david lowu <davidlowu232@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: david lowu <david_louw2@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 22:02:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: DELIVERY MANAGEMENT OFFICES


 I am Mr.David Louw Director of World Fund Management and Payment Bureau. I decided to contact you because of the prevailing financial report reaching my office and the intense nature of policy here in London UK. We are here to inform you about our plan to send your funds to you via cash delivery system; this system will be easier for you and for us. We are going to send your funds total sum of US$7.3Million to you via courier delivery service. The 2 packages are accompanied with every vital document that covers your funds.

Note that these funds are coming in 2 security proof boxes which are sealed with Synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. I will make use of my position to release this fund to you. The boxes are coming with a Courier agent who will deliver them to you at your receiving home address after clearing the 2 consignment packages at your country airport.

All you are required to do now is to reconfirm the following information below to enable us commence immediately.

1. Your Full Name:
2. Home Address:
3. Age & Sex:
4. Occupation:
5. Cell Phone#:
6. State of Origin:
7. Country:

Note the Agent does not know the content in these boxes, the content was declared to him as a family inheritance. I have obtain the consignment tag that will be tag on the boxes which shall be dispatch along with the security code to enable you access them as soon as the diplomat deliver them to you.

Please use the part of this money to help the needy and poor people around you build Homes for less privilege and be a good Ambassador to your Country please don't look down or intimidate people because God has chose to uplift people through you with this money bearing in mind  we are going to account all our good and wrong doings on the last day as you do that God will bless and guild you and your Family

Regards,
Mr.David Louw
Reply to this email:david_louw2@yahoo.co.jp



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