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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: "Alvern Wentzel." <pcgiap.mongolia@mongol.net>
Reply-To: <alrs01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:02:18 -0700
Subject: FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY OF FUNDS

THIS NOTIFICATION WAS BROUGHT TO YOU FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY OF
FUNDS & MONEY GRAM DEPARTMENT: WE ARE WRITING TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE
MESSAGE WE RECEIVED FROM Mr. Walker James WHOM TOLD US THAT YOU HAVE
DIED BY EBOLA DEADLY DISEASE. HERE IS THE INFO HE FORWARD TO US (My info
: James Walker, 479 S Adams St., Grand Rapids, MN. 55744 sex male,
occupation : taxicab driver, I am the In-law sent by the family to claim
the funds, I am ready to send the $157 by western union as soon as
possible today to have the $7.5millions on my In-law name, you have it
on your files and we the family want the funds urgent release as it will
help us for the burial.

Mr. Walker James your In-law have told our company that you have
contracted the disease during visited Ebola patient in Dallas hospital.
Mr. and your family is ready and willing to pay the $157 last fee
A.S.A.P to see justice done by release your $7.5Millions to him as the
family will need the $7.5millions for your burial, because of the scam
that going on the global internet, we cannot believe all at once until
if you not reply this mail' have no option rather than to get reply from
you to proof that you are alive or not. We expect reply from any person
whom may read this mail. Please reply to this email alrs01@yahoo.fr
A.S.A.P if you was alive

FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY OF FUNDS & MONEY GRAM DEPARTMENT:

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