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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Jeniph White <jeniph_white00@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 05:26:44 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Hello
GOD BLESS YOU
My Dear Please,
I
am Mrs.Jeniph White.from Angola.I have Eight million Five US
Dollars(US$8.5Million) with one Bank.My husband is dead.. I want to
donate this fund to you for charitable work.Reply me so that I can give
you details. My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight
months due to cancer problem.
Please this is more detials needed to proceeding.
Urgent Send.
1 Your Full Name
2 Your Nationality
3 Your Age
4 Your Telephone Number
Thanks
Mrs.Jeniph White
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