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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: "Support" <payment@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 12:52:45 -0400
Subject: You sent $15,000.00 USD



You sent $15,000.00 USD to VI SAR.

Transaction Details
Transaction ID: 8EC150052X633243F
15 July 2017

Payment amount sent
$15,000.00 USD

Fee
420.52 USD
PAID WITH
VISA 0512
?467.31 USD
PayPal Balance (USD)
$7.00 USD

You paid $15,000.00 USD
VI SAR will receive
$15,000.00 USD


VIEW PAYMENT DETAILS
http://bit.ly/2vCRps7


CONFIRMATION:
http://bit.ly/2vCRps7



UNSUBSCRIBED"
http://bit.ly/2vCRps7



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