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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: "Lauryn Stoy" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:29:03 -0500
Subject: Hello

Dear Friend

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we have never met before, but no need to worry as I am contacting you independently. I have an urgent business proposal to discuss with you after getting to know each other.
By indicating your interest I will send you the full details on how the business will be executed and we can arrange meetings if you are the right person.

Please respond urgently and delete if you are not interested.


Yours sincerely,
Lauryn Stoy

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