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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. Isaac Stanford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrisaacstanford74@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:12:58 -0700
Subject: SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS 2014.

OFFICE OF THE NIGERIAN PRESIDENCY
COMPENSATION OFFICE DEPARTMENT
SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS 2014.
ATTN: SIR/MADAM
               REF/PAYMENTS CODE: FGN/PHBPLC/066541 ($95,000 USD)
This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED
NATIONS INTERNATIONAL FRAUD MONITORING UNIT, I wish to notify you that
the  office of the Nigerian presidency has been authorized to pay out to 50
innocent victims of the widely know internet scam called Advanced Fee
Fraud aka (419) the sum of US$95,000 (sixty Five Thousand Dollars Only
each).You have been listed and approved for this payment as one of the
scammed victims.
On these faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the
last U.N. meeting held at Abuja, Nigeria, as it has come to an alarming
proportion based on reports from different victims, some of these
victims have almost lost their lives, families, properties, and friends. The
most alarming aspect of the issue was on the amount money lost by these
various innocent individuals to scams artists operating in syndicates all over
the world today, and in other to compensate victims, the UNITED NATIONS Body
in conjunction with the newly elected government in Nigerian has agreed
to pay 50 victims $95,000 dollars each in accordance with the
       SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE: FGN/PHBPLC/066541
Amount: $95,000 DOLLARS ONLY
1) Your full name and residential address 
2) Your direct phone number   
3) Your file reference number
4) Your nominated account details where your funds will be transferred
 
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Isaac Stanford

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