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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: "IMMEDIATE PAYMENT" <geral@mun-setubal.pt>
Reply-To: <info.payment.department@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 04:30:06 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT $10.5 MILLION DOLLARS

IMMEDIATE  RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT $10.5 MILLION DOLLARS
 
I am Mr. Frank Thomas the working in alliance with economic community of West African   states (ECOWAS) with head  Office here in Nigeria. We have been working towards the eradication exercise of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa. With the help of United States Government and the United Nations we have been able to tracked down so many of this scam artist in various parts of West African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO,GHANA CAMEROON AND SENEGAL LONDON) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria.
 
We have also been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United Nation Anti-crime   commission and the United State Government have ordered that the money recovered from these  Scammers should be shared among hundred Lucky people around the globe. This message is been  directed to you because your email address was  found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria. You are therefore to be compensated with $10.500, 000) Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars.
 
Consequent to the record we have here, this Scam Artists has defrauded a lot of people of their  hard earned currencies, as they claims to be  /Bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which do not really exist.
 
Since your email address appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive this compensation offer of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only, we have arranged your payment through our telegraphic wire transfer, so get back to us with your prefer mode of payment either by an ATM visa card or online bank transfer alongside with your full banking details, telephone number, home address and a copy of I’d card.
 
Thanks and we appreciate your kind response.
 
WE ARE AT YOUR SERVICE.
 

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