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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: Mrs Rose Anthony <"www."@sweet.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Rose Anthony <diamondbanplc6@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:16:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Contact western union Office through this EMAIL
Address:(wnu_nion@yahoo.fr)

zMy good Friend in the Lord, Contact western union Office through this EMAIL Address:(wnu_nion@yahoo.fr)

Compliments of the season, thank you for your help I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transfer through the helping hand of the new partner.I decided to compensate you with some money. Now, I want you to contact my secretary Mrs Rose Anthony with the below contact address EMAIL Address:(wnu_nion@yahoo.fr) Ask him to send you the sum of ($1.5Millions)USD in an ATM MASTER CARD which i kept for you special.The needed information's and needed fee which will cost you some of $290 usd and as detailed bellow:

NAME:........................
AGE........
ADDRESS:.........................
OCCUPATION:.....................
HOME PHONE:........................
MOBILE PHONE:......................
COUNTRY:...............STATE.............
COMPANY:.................

Try and contact him as soon as you receive this mail because he is expecting to hear from you.Thanks for your past attempt to help me in the transaction and may God be with you and your entire families.I was in United States on recent. But presently i was in Ukraine for some project i have at hand and i will be back on November 28, 2016.

Best Regards
Mrs Rose Anthony

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