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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: James Tugas <jamestugas@gmail.com>
Reply-To: James Tugas <jamestugas@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 23:19:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Very Important Supply.


Very Important Supply.
Dear sir,
Greetings to you I believe that this mail will meet you in peace. My name is James Tugas, I am a business consultant from Abidjan Ivory Coast.  My contact to you is in regards to a lucrative and important Supply needed urgently.  It is true that we did not know each other in the past but let me believe that you will be able to handle this important business I am proposing with care.
Following a Epidemic outbreak of Animal disease here in Cote d’Ivoire among cattle and Camels therefore the supply of very important Animal Vaccine is urgently needed by  a very bid live stock farmer here who owns so many animal farms in different countries in West Africa .

Please if you can handle this business as a foreign supplier and my partner, I will give necessary information on accepting to handle this important supply that will yield lots of benefits for us.
Reply urgently.
Best Regards.
James Tugas

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