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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: "stanhope global" <stancci_u@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:34:18 +0100
Subject: HOPE FOR SCAM VICTIMS

Hello Sir/Madam,
I believe you all know what scam is all
about.We are Global scam fighters .We are on internet
to inform every one who has been a scam victim that
their is an opportunity for them to get back their
Money.We are presently in africa now to fight scammers
and to recover back our lost money to africans.We
encourage any one that has fall victim to co operate
with this
commission to help them get back their money.All we
need is your reply then you brief us how the
transaction was made then we will carry on with our
investigation.Be rest assured that your money will get
back to you within 6 days.if you lost your money
through check or a woman from africa .some of of you
were scammed by a woman pretending to be in love with
you ,some by fake check,some business deals ,please
lets no about it
Secretary General
To the Office of
Global scam fighters

Stanhope

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