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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: "Nicholas Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nic.morgan00@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 18:18:06 -0800
Subject: Acknowledge Please!! Very Urgent Issue !!!

Letter From Nicholas Morgan.

May I Apologise for intruding into your privacy. My Name is Mr Nicholas
Morgan Working for The Diamond Bank Of Nigeria Plc.I
have a Business proposition for you involving a huge sum of
money(Eighteen Million United State Dollers) Belonging to one my client
who died long time ago(May His Gentle Soul Rest In Peace)I want to move the
funds out of my Bank but will need your help.
I decided to seek for your permission before giving you the details. If
you will be so kind enough to grant me the permission, I will be glad
to give the details. Thank you for your time and I will be waiting for
your response. Please reply me back via email at :

nic.morgan00@hotmail.com
Regards,
Mr Nicholas Morgan
(External Auditor Accountant)

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