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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: "MR. DENG BOQING" <agbd@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 02:58:31 +0100
Subject: Re: Confirm payment
Good day, Our client and customer Mrs. Jenny Lee Chang Instructed our trans=
fer department to remit the sum of $58,000 into your Bank Account for her N=
ew Order with your company. The Transfer was made through swift wire transf=
er on the 9th June 2014 and i attach the payment confirmation slip swift co=
py in this email. Check and confirm if the Bank Account is correct to avoid=
Transfer error. Await your reply urgently. MR. DENG BOQING
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