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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: Hon Andy John <"www."@hop.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Hon Andy John <andyjohn15@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 09:20:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION NEEDED.



ATTENTION NEEDED.

This is from western Union Money Transfer Office, The conclusion of the meeting on Friday by UNITED NATIONS stated that you will be receiving your approved total sum of $2.5USD under our custody which your first payment of Us$5000 had been transferred, you have to contact Hon Andy John the Western Union manager and ask him to give you the details of the payment once you reconfirmed him your details as soon as possible

1.Your First Name..........
2.Your Second Name.........
3.Your Country...........
4.Your City..............
5.Your Telephone.......

Call the agent Tel: +229 68775570
Email:andyjohn15@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
Mr. Andy John


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