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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: guilford.brett@pacificbayminerals.com
Reply-To: edgerhoover11@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 01:36:36 -0700
Subject: No Subject

From; Edger Hoover,
Investigating Officer,
HM Treasury.
630066 Hatton Garden,
London ECIN 8LE.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Dear Friend,

My name is Edger Hoover; I work with the HM Treasury, and I have seen that
several times people tried to divert your funds into their own personal
account I mean those you call your partners. Now I write to you in respect
of the amount which I have been able to send to you through the United
Nation Diplomat, now I want you to know that the diplomat would deliver the
funds which I have package as a diplomatic compensation to you and the
amount in the consignment is $11,000.000.00 (Eleven Million Dollars Only).

To this end, I did not disclose the content to the diplomat that the box
contain money but I told him that it is your compensation from the Financial
Secretary and from our affiliate, I want you to know that this funds would
help your financial status as I have seen in record that you have spent a
lot trying to receive this funds and I am not demanding so much from you but
Just 40% of the funds.

I want you to get back to me so that I can give you the contact information
of the diplomat who is now in Africa and has been waiting patiently to get
your information so that he can proceed with the delivery to your doorstep.

Yours Sincerely,
Edger Hoover.

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