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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: Jeams Ouattara <jeamsouattara@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ouattara.jeams@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 12:56:58 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

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Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about the success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner. Contact western
union manager there in Burkina-Faso to send you the total sum of
$500.000.00 USA Dollars which i kept as cheque for your compensation
for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter,
Name: DR.CLIF.C. OUEDRAOGO.(Foreign Operation Manager) Email:
(western.union@western.union.com.)
private.dr.clifcouedraogo01@gmail.com
Telephone: +226 60031169.

He will be obligated to send you $3,500 USA Dollars per each day
immediately you get in contact with him until the total sum is
completed, thus he has been instructed to do so, let me know after you
contacted him. At the moment, I’m now in Venezuela and very busy here
over my new investment project.

Regards,
Mr.Anthony Emmanuel.

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