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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: "Mr Eric Lucky" <daneric@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ericlucky2000@myway.com
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:11:40 +0000
Subject: Trust One


Dear the content of these message should remain top
serect please sir because its lnvolve huge amount
of money that was swindle from lraq monetary pulse
by the former lraq information minister who was
keeping these money with our fathers name in global
security in SENEGAL DAKAR, this should be an offer
between you and my families mr frlage 7.5milion.
u.s dollar is right now in the global security
company in SENEGAL DAKAR. and right now my father is
dead
during the bombing of the lraq strong buillding in
bagdad on 8 april 2003 so me and elder brother
looking for exterpval body to trafer the said amount
into his account on the ground of 30% commision,if
our dfguesq is granted i will be very happy. please
dont surrise, we come cross your advert on the
website in the internet and i am convice that a man
of your caliber will be trustworthy to deal with.
please urgent reply through my



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