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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: "Mr. terry hank" <cristiana17@alice.it>
Reply-To: www.western_union582@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 09:07:44 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Western Union Agent: Mr.Larry John

This is very urgent from Western Union, our Operation manager has sent your
1st payment of $5000.00 out of your total amount of $1.5million dollar and
we
needed this from you to complete the ransfer, You’ re Name,Address, ID CARD
and
Telephone No: Noted That Only Fee Request from You Is for Reactivate
transfer
Files Of $195only no more fee after that.

Contact Agent Mr larry john
Email ( ww.western_union582@yahoo.com
Tele.+229 67198899

Thanks
Mr. terry hank

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