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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: "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal" <agency020@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <alwaleedbintalal@foxmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:49:45 +0900
Subject: HI


Good day and Congratulations!

I am Prince Alwaleed bin Talal from Saudi Arabia, I am the 34th richest man in the world and have decided to donate some of my wealth to 100 lucky beneficiaries around the world. I am pleased to inform you that your email addresses were selected randomly from over 100,000 Internet websites or a shop’s cash invoice around your area in which you might have purchased something from. Using an electronic balloting system, your email address came out as the 20th lucky beneficiary world wide, and you have been approved a donation amount of $1 Million USD credited into a Master Card to be sent to you as my charity support to you and your family. To verify email authenticity, see link:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33353370
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/saudi-arabia-prince-alwaleed-bin-talal-give-entire-32-billion-fortune-charity-1508820
Send the below information for urgent cash disbursement.
•Full Name, •Mobile #, •Age, •Country,• Occupation. Send your response to (info1@alwaleedfoundation.co.uk)

Congratulations once again,

Best Regards,
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal

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