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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: "gs" <test@qpay.com.np>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 23:49:43 +0800
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忽然之间，膝盖后面就挨了他一脚

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芸揩了脸，仍旧坐在那里听他们讲话

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周氏来给蕙“开脸”，她一面用丝线仔细地绞拔蕙的脸上和颈上的汗毛，一面絮絮地对蕙讲一些到人家去做媳妇的礼节

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