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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: george lay <laygeorge1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 07:52:04 -0800
Subject: RE:REPLY

Hi Dear,


Greetings!

My name is George Lay, i have a big interest in investing in a potentials
good business attraction that would be profitable and I will appreciate if
we can discuss more about any project you can suggest.

Please, feel free to contact me any time, so we can discuss in details as
am already in South Africa.

Always contact me on my mobile phone number +27-786555478.

Regards

Mr. George Lay

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