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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Kalyna" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrskalynaandrew12@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 21:41:48 -0700
Subject: Please read and reply me

I am Mrs K A Supre, the wife of the late Geert Supre who died in an egyptian aircraft . I have some donations to make and Regardless of where you are, in or outside the states, I will be willing to support your business on the basis that thirty percent of your turnover from my capital given to you would be used for charity donations. This is absolutely risk free . I am doing this because I have less than 3months to live as a human I therefore need a reliable fellow to champion my course by receiving this funds investing it in private business and donating thirty percent of profit generated to the less privilege or if you are not into any business, you can receive the funds as my next of kin and assist me in distributing it to the less privilege but you must be honest , do not bother responding if you are not honest or sincere but if you are , Reply me to this email if you are interested for further details. Kinds Regards Kalyna Andrew Supre

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