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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: sao ferd <saogbva.u-@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <info_fernade@mail.ru>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 16:12:40 +0000
Subject: INWARD INVESTMENT /SEND YOUR DETAILS/REFERENCE





ATTN:C.E.O

A floating deficit the sum of ($35m) has being discovered in our
account with an European bank and seek to transfer this money abroad
for management, establishment and investment purpose and appreciated
to use your person to claim the funds as our contractor whom his
payment has being over due and willing to place the fund in
your company or for investment in your country as our interest is in
companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms or investing
into a business with potential rapid growth in long terms ,please
do contact me for more details for i am in Europe now for the Purpose
of this fund .I am AssunÞÕo Fernandes, the Chairman of the
Finance Committee on public accounts of the Democratic Republic
Of Sao Tome and Principe a small oil rich island off the coast of West Africa.

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