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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: "DR.Larry Johnson" <ollie@ukjohnson.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:10:21 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear Friend

Hello Dear Friend,

This is to inform you that your atm card the sum of
(320.000?) has been approved to your name today.  Endeavor to contact
your payment registry officer Ms. Sola David (soladavid71@gmail.com)
In this regards, ensure you reconfirm your details by sending to her
your full name & address, telephone number and scanned copy of your
identification or international passport and further instruct her to
dispatch your check immediately.
Yours Faithfully

Mr, Johnson
Secretary.

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