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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: "western @union office" <adriano.apra@fastwebnet.it>
Reply-To: western-union100@xnmsn.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:08:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attention Beneficiary

How are you today? I write to inform you that we have already sent you
USD$7,000.00 dollars through Western union as we have been given the
mandate to transfer your full compensation payment total sum of USD
$850,000.00 via western union by this governemnt.I was calling your
telephone number to give you the information through phone but I couldn't get th
rough that yesterday even this morning.Now, I decided to email you the MTCN and
sendername so that you will pick up this USD $7,000. 00 to enableus send another
USD $7,000.00 today as you know we will be sending you only USD $7,000.00 per d
ay.Please pick up thisinformation and run to western union to pick up the USD $7
,000.00 and call me back to send you another payment today, My direct phone line
is +234 7032924386, Emai(western-union100@live.com) call or email me once you p
icked up this USD $7,000.00 today. Here is the western union information to pick
upthe USD $7,000.00,

Senders Name: Kent Davis
MTCN # 3818208797
TEST QUESTION: COLOR
ANSWER:PURPLE
Amount : USD $7,000.00
Country: Nigeria Edo State.

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