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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: "Hilton Hotel" <hiltonhotel4job@in.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:59:43 +0530
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?SGlsdG9uIEhvdGVsIExvbmRvbiBNZXRybyBQb2xlLg==?=


Hilton Hotel London Metro Pole. 225 Edgware Road, London, United Kingdom W2 1JUTel: 0044 7031806628 .Fax:44207724 8866. From Mrs Elaine Mary Hayes, Manager Hilton Hotel Metro pole London. This Invitation mailis from Hilton Hotel London, Pls Hilton Hotel NeedsMenAnd Women, Who Can Work And Live here In Hilton HotelLondon. Hotel Will Pay For YourTicket And The Visa Fee In Your Country,If You Are Interested kindly Contact Assistant Manager, Sir, Sherard Frank Coles, Via This Email Address Bellow;. hiltonhoteljobinfo@yahoo.co.ukFor More Information. Cheers, Mrs Mary .E. HayesGeneral Manager Hilton London Metro pole. Hours of Operation: 7:00 am 7:00 pm CST, Monday Sunday.Get Yourself a cool, short @in.com Email ID now!

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