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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: "frank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankwilliams15@ymail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 22:09:10 +0400
Subject: urgent

Hello Sir, Compliments of the day. Please permit me to brief you as indicated herein. I am attached to a security company vault with the Dubai airport authority in-charge of unclaimed goods, as the store manager, View the scan report of a consignment abandonned here which we just discovered. I have not disclosed the content of this consignment to any person in my office before sending you this email. I need absolute confidentiality and secrecy please in case you will be fit in the deal. The consignment Based on this scan report is containing about USD10,000,000.00- coded cash money, in dollar bills. If you can be trusted please reply quickly so we can talk on how to bring it out for our both interest. Sms me number to call you now or call this mobile number; +971558826031. Please, this needs an urgent attention, if interested. Regards. Frank Williams.

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