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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: Zimba Gino <xcelenzimi@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:52:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I BEG IN THE NAME OF GOD / URGENT


HI WALMA,
 
HOW IS IT GOING,WHAT IS THE DEVELOPMENT NOW?
 
PLEASE I EXPECT YOU TO DO AS YOU SAID THAT ON 12TH YOU WILL TRAVEL TO SPAIN..I AM IN A CRITICAL CONDITION HERE IN FRANCE,THE PROGRAM I HAVE AT HAND IS NOT YET STARTED BECAUSE I HAVE RUN IN SHORT OF MONEY.I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD ALMIGHTY TO GO TO SPAIN BY 12TH AS YOU SAID AND CLAIM THE MONEY AND TRANSFER MY $15,000 TO ME.I WILL GIVE MY FRIEND'S BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER WHERE YOU CAN TRANSFER THE $15,000 TO ME.I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD TO DO AS YOU SAID,IT IS NOT EASY FOR ME OVER HERE I NEED THIS $15,000 BADLY.MY PRAYER TO YOU IS THAT ANY BUSINESS YOU PUT THIS $1,600,000 INTO YOU WILL SUCCEED IN JESUS NAME!
 
DR.ZIMBA GINO.



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