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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 FRANK MOORE CLAIMS AGENT" <mr.frank@australiamail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:40:35 -0500
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ASSON AS POSSIBLE

Attention: please,

Complement of the day your mail was well noted and understood actually it is nothing but true this office can not advice you to participate into so thing that well ham you at the long run please be advice that you have been giving a mandate to clear your funds before the week end.

Please fill free to provide me with all your direct contact to enable me to proceed to the paying bank with your payment document wish are not yet available.

Kindest regards

Mr. Frank Moore


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