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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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Fraud email example:

From: Isela Gutierrez <icampos@episd.org>
Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:12:49 -0700 (MST)
Subject: From Hannah Alec

Hello, my name is Rev. Hannah Alec I am 60 years old, I am a dying widow who have decided to donate some of her wealth to a reliable individual that will use this money, $1.3Million [One Million, Three Hundred Thousand Dollar] to help the poor and less privileged ones.
So if you are willing to accept this offer and do exactly as I will instruct, and then get back to me on this email: hannahalec@live.com for more information.
Regards
Rev Hannah Alec
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