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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 Larry Jefferson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < paydelverydiplomat@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:27:01 -0200
Subject: Dear

Dear

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,I'm happy to inform you in good faith as a real born again Christian about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from BRAZIL. Presently I'm in BRAZIL for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. But for the fact that you as my christian brother have once participated in the past, I cannot just forget you since I have finally achieved this goal by the grace of God. In that case, I personally remembered all your efforts and co-operations in the past.

Now contact the SECURITY COMPANY with this information.
Name: Mr Bobby Johnson
Email Address:,,,,,,    paydelverydiplomat@gmail.com


Ask the SECURITY COMPANY IN LAGOS  to send you the total of (2m) TWO MILLION  United States Dollars Only, which I kept to compensate you for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I really appreciated all your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with the SECURITY COMPANY and instruct them where to send the amount to you and the only fee you are sending to SECURITY COMPANY is $120

Detail them with the following information when replying him.

1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Fax Number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age :
8. Nationality:
9. Present Country


Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which the new partner and I are having at hand at the total amount of US$200million also investing in the vineyard of thy Lord, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the SECURITY COMPANY on your behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get in touch with them as soon as possible, and they will send the amount to you without any delay.

Note:That your said fund i compensated you with was kept in the SECURITY COMPANY in LONDON UK and note that the only  payment you are to send is $120 for the safe keeping of your fund to the SECURITY COMPANY and as soon as you contact them, they will direct you on to make payment to them

Make sure you detail the security company the above information.

Best regards,

Mr Larry Jefferson







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