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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: Samuel Mensah <waziri_prince10@cantv.net>
Reply-To: mmrsamuel49@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 17:08:44 -0430 (VET)
Subject: Mis queridos saludos

 
Mis queridos saludos,

¿Cómo estás hoy? Por favor, lo siento en contacto con usted sin su permiso, soy el Sr. Samuel un hombre casado y con hijos, y estoy trabajando en una institución financiera como gerente contable, necesito tu amor y amistad para que podamos trabajar juntos, quiere reubicarse con mi familia y para invertir $ 4,500,000.00 dólares estadounidenses fuera de mi país con su ayuda, que se beneficiarán de este fondo. Espero leer de usted con el fin de conocer mejor a nosotros mismos y explicar todo en detalle con usted.

Sinceramente amigo,

Sr. Samuel.

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