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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. Laurene Ivan Craig" <trudy4mstadt@brite-mail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.ivanlcraig@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 17:15:39 +0100
Subject: GOOD MORNING DEAR (HELP THE POOR)



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Hello Dear, I am Mrs. Laurene Ivan Craig, from United State, I would be
glad if i can read back from you for a business proposal worth
$8,000.000.00 (Eight Million United State Dollars ) as a compensation
program that was signed and approved by United Nation to be the next of
kin owner of the fund, I need a trust worthy person and someone who will
treat this
proposal with confidential risk free and who can used the fund to help
the needy, Widow and the Orphans, You can reply me here on my
alternative email address: mrs.ivanlcraig@gmail.com, for further
procedure and to get every approval on the certified documents as the
rightful next of kin owner of the fund.

Remain bless.
Mrs. Laurene Ivan Craig.

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