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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: Sandra Fredrick <sandra.fredrick@dbzmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:50:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hallo, meine Liebste


Hallo, meine Liebste,
Ich bin Sandra Fredrick, 19 Jahre alt, und ich habe meine Eltern verloren. Bitte möchte ich Sie, mir zu helfen, das Geld meinem verstorbenen Vater verlassen für mich für eine Investitionen übertragen auf Ihr Bankkonto in Ihrem Land und auch mir helfen, kommen, um Ihr Land, um meine Ausbildung fortzusetzen. Das Geld ist in der Bank. Ich verspreche Ihnen, 20% zu geben, wenn Sie mir helfen können. Schicken Sie mir eine E-Mail für mich, Ihnen zu sagen, was zu tun ist. Ich warte auf Ihre Antwort dringend.

Grüße
Sandra Fredrick

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Hello my dearest,
I am Miss. Sandra Fredrick, 19 years old and I have lost my parents. Please I want you to help me transfer the money my late father left for me to your bank account for an investments in your country and also help me come over to your country to continue my education. The money is in the bank. I promise to give you 20% if you can help me. Send me a mail for me to tell you what to do. I wait for your reply urgently. 

Regards
Miss. Sandra Fredrick

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