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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: CGG <mmffcoa@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: cgg_404st@rocketmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 22:09:17 +0800 (CST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?VGhlIHNvbiBvZiBmb3JtZXIgcHJlc2lkZW50IG9mIENvdGUgZOKAmSBJdm9y?=
=?utf-8?B?aWUgTXIgLiBMYXVyZW50IEtvdWRvdSBHYmFnYm8=?=




Compliments, I am Mr. Anger M.Gbagbo , the son of former president of Cote d’ Ivorie Mr . Laurent Koudou Gbagbo, I am seeking your assistant to help me get a business investment project in your country, I know with your experience you may be capable of handling the investment as my guardian, I would like us to meet  where my $18.5Million Dollars is deposited, because our meeting will help us to know ourselves, build trust, holding  investment meeting  on areas of  your yeild  exprience and have a binding agreement endorsed with yours or  my  private Lawyer, Kindly confirm your acceptance by providing me your full address, name and telephone number, so that i will call you to discuss this  project  better before our meeting, Thanks
Mr. Anger M.Gbagbo

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