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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: Anabella <zhao@cmonoc.cn>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:41:55 +0300
Subject: =?utf-8?B?SmFnIHZpbGwgaGEgZXh0cmVtLCB2YXIgw6RyIGR1IG1pbiBoasOkbHRl?=
=?utf-8?B?Pw==?=


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In questi giorni un pensiero anche al suo unico figlio Nathan Falco: 14 giorni passano veloci”, ha scritto Flavio Briatore condividendo una foto che lo vede sorridente insieme al suo unico figlio, prima che venisse ricoverato.

Despues de varias horas, el auto se detuvo en las afueras de la escuela Santo Redentor Ban Phai, una academia catolica privada que se encuentra en una calle concurrida y arbolada en el centro de la ciudad. Dempster y Stilla caminaron hacia la entrada: un amplio y ventilado atrio junto a una cancha de baloncesto. Dempster percibio una sensacion nerviosa en su estomago, como a menudo le ocurria antes de las carreras importantes. Dentro de la escuela, pregunto donde podia encontrar a N., y un profesor senalo un aula que estaba en el piso de arriba. Se pregunto si su hija lo reconoceria.

Les abords de la Tour Eiffel ont ete fermes a la circulation et boucles par les forces de l'ordre, a rapporte un journaliste de BFM Paris present sur place.

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