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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: "Mrs. Jan Eliasson" <infofile3422@cantv.net>
Reply-To: mathewzongo2012@live.com
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:52:04 -0430 (VET)
Subject: RE: URGENT

 
I have deposited the check as we agreed with western union. All you have to do is to contact our representative:Pastor Mathew Zongo he will give you direction on how you will be receiving the funds daily. My agreement with them is 5,000 USD daily until the whole of 1.8 M-USD is transferred.also send him your information such as
1,Full name................
2,Delivery address........
3,Country......................
4,phone number............
Email them with above address, the contact person is with phone number;(mathewzongo2012@live.com) +229 6877 5570

Thanks Mrs. Jan Eliasson
CC: Jim Yong Kim World Bank president
CC: Mr. Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary General

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