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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: Mr White Charles <Charles.@fuga.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mr White Charles <mrwhite-charles@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:45:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your Urgent Response is Appreciated

I am Mr. White Charles a secretary to my boss, my boss kept cheque worth of $2.5 Million United State dollars on your name, instruction I receive from my boss is immediately I reconfirm your delivering information I should go to delivery company to know how much it will cost them to deliver your bank draft cheque,

I will go to they delivery company in few hour from now to know much it will cost them to deliver your cheque in your post address, I will get back to you immediately I came back from the Courier Company,

I want you to reconfirm your delivering information’s once again to avoid wrong delivering,


Your Urgent Response is Appreciated

Thanks
Yours in Service
Mr White Charles
Phone Number +22962229182

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