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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: Terry Hanshaw <hr@mail.yamoffice.yam.com>
Reply-To: <pswansoni@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:54:32 -0400
Subject: Re: INTERCONTINENTAL PAYMENT CENTER 61-226

INTERCONTINENTAL WORLD
PAYMENT CENTER
PAYCODE: WU/1000/QEK4

Hello,

This is to inform that your funds was transferred this evening through
the help of Mr. Philip Swanson, we were unable to send the whole of
$700,000USD. Western Union says that the maximum transfer per day is
$10,000USD and that is what we sent so as to continue the rest of the
transfer tomorrow, Also Western Union demanded that we must pay for
the remittance of the check before the release of the pick up
information of $10,000USD to you. And this is $98USD which has to be
paid through Mr. Philip Swanson,

They requested that you should write Mr. Philip Swanson with the below email
id for both the pick up information and direction on how to send the
remittance fee of $98USD.

Here is Mr. Philip Swanson
Email: pswansoni@yahoo.cn
Or call him at +447045798052.

Thank you.
Terry Hanshaw

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