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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: ken norman <normanken4all@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 05:02:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: 100% risk free.



Hello VICTIMNAME,

I really appreciate your response to my email and will like to disabuse your mind of any negative thinking as i want to assure you that this transaction is legitimate and 100% risk free.

I will also like to intimate you once again on what is needed of you. You are simply expected to stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr. Phillippe Crux and received the inheritance. To commence this transaction, i will like you to provide the following information:

Your Full Names:
Your Residential Address:
Your Telephone Number:

I await your immediate response.

Best Regards
Norman


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