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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 Ted Moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tedmoore@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:37:10 -0700
Subject: UNPAID PAYMENT ..

Dear Beneficiary,


I have been directed to contact you in respect to your payment of USD$1,000.000.00 One Million United States Dollars recovered from Treasury Department as unpaid Fund belonging to you, Due to this you are therefore contacted since order has been approved to released to you through Nationwide Bank USA. Your payment Reference Number is UNPAY037, your Approval No: is UN19770147 and Release Code is TH011027 and you have been approved of all Clearance to receive your payment without any delays.


However, i am instructing you to get back to me through E-mail: tedmoore@qq.com with below details to enable the transfer the USD$1,000.000.00 One Million United States Dollars to payment without any delays.


Additional Requirement.


1. Full names
2. Address:
3. Telephone Number:



Yours faithfully,
Mr. Ted Moore
United Nations Public Information.

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