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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: funds@vizconconstruction.com
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 23:24:36 -0500
Subject: Winnings Congratulation!




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Hello Dear Friend, How are you doing today ? Please there is a lady called
Mrs Mary Cynthia, she was in our office this morning trying to pay the
required fee of $90 to claim your funds. Of the $4.5million dollars
According to her statement she stated that you're one of the victims who
died in the motor accident some hours ago so we are contacting you now to
confirm if you're really dead or Alive?1

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