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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: WALTER DAVIS <davis.65@osu.edu>
Reply-To: verification.fdfoffice@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:06:28 +0100
Subject: Donazione




The Fondation De France(FDF)=2C would like to notify you that you have
been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of
a
Grant/Donation cash aid of US=241=2C350=2C000=2E00 (One million=2C

Three hundred and Fifty thousand United states dollars only) as charity
=

donations/aid from the Fondation De France=2E

Fondation De France is conceived with
the objective of human growth=2C How ever you will have to fill and
submit
this form to the office annex in France for verification =26 direction o=
n
how you can claim your fund=2C =


(FDF-444-6647-9163) in all discussions=2E
1=2EFull name=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
2=2EContact Address=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
3=2EAge=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
4=2ESex=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=A0=A0 =

5=2EMarital Status=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
6=2ENext Of Kin=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
7=2ETelephone Numbers=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
8=2ECountry=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
9=2EOccupation=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E

Executive Sec=2E Mrs=2E Roux Alex
Email=3A verificationoffice=2Efdf=40gmail=2Ecom =


Best Regards=2C
WALTER DAVIS=2E



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