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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 Nelson Brown" <private030@excite.com>
Reply-To: nelson_b3@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:06:05 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: DID YOU GET MY E-MAIL?


ATTN,My Name is Mr. Nelson Brown, a senior Auditor Heading computing department here in our bank.On my routine inspection I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a Balance of ( THIRTY FIVE MILLION POUNDS ONLY} I have only written to seek your indulgence and assistance in transfering this fund.The owner of the fund was a foreigner,late Mr.Thomas Stockley. An American Citizen who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed on January 31 2000.I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your choice. Thus, i need your indulgence and support,as your share will be 25% of the total transfer sum after the transfer has been successfully concluded.Let me know if you can handle it. Best Regards, Mr Nelson Brown.

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