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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: Md Giuseppina Cianchino <giuseppina-cianchino@alice.it>
Reply-To: morrisdiof@dgoh.org
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 16:08:25 +0100 (CET)
Subject: REF NO: 88967198



Hello dear how are doing today? we are here to inform you that we have started transferring your $8.4Million Usd through this Money Gram Office today according to the instruction to be transferring $600,00Usd to your name by daily until you receive your $8.4Million USD but you can send them only $85,00 before you can pick the first payment $6000,00

Please if there is any problem again you contact us back .

Contact Person:

Mr. Morris Diof.

E-mail: morrisdiof@dgoh.org

Direct Telephone +229 99 822 714


Collect information from them to send the $185,00 now before you pick up this first payment $6000,00 with information below in next 2hours,

Sender name : William Logan
MTCN: 8896809193
Amount $6000,00
Text Yes
Answer..Yes


Regards,

Mrs.Giuseppina Cianchino

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