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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: "JOHNSON JOHN" <euroafro_johnson123@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 11:46:08 +0000
Subject: My Dear Hetty Ross(Immediate Response Awaited)

My Dear Hetty Ross

I am in receipt of your mail and you must count yourself as being a very
lucky person,this happens once in a mans life time.Do go ahead and provide
all the informations that we had requested from you to enable the bank
commence transfer of your money to your account.

However i want to use this medium to advise you to ensure that you use this
money once it gets to you to better your lot and that of others around you
and the society in general.Your compliance is awaited.

Thanks

Mr Johnson John

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