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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MR.JOHN GREEN" <marcj312@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "MR.JOHN GREEN" <economic_crimes200@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:28:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTENETION: BENEFICIARY,Honestly iam just
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ATTENETION: BENEFICIARY,Honestly iam just dissapointed at your behaviour because youknow that ia manof God and cannot deceive you. just pay the:$37 and leave me and my God because God is watching me if iam telling you lies.
 I know it is because of your past exprience that make you not to believe me but i told you before my God who is my withness that i cannot deceive you because my bilble sayswhat shall it profit a man to gain material things and loose your soul. i told you ealier just drop your old exprience and follow my intruction a man of God and you will know what it means to follow somebody that fear God. > I swear to God almight Father. if i fail to deliveryou ATMCARD within 48hours after you send the $37 as i promise let God Take my life, i cannot fail you,i promiseyou. dont fear as soon as you sent the :$37 today  please leave the rest me and see if i am lie to you or not because i can not use my life swear because of :$37
 How can i swear against my life because of this small amount,but is to show you thati am telling you the truth. so please try to understand me this :$37 is big amount but is too small for the amount you have to receive within 48hours okey.
 Here is the informations to use send the money so that we will complete the matter once and for all.$38only no more payment i swear to God and your ATM CARD will leave immediately i receive payment here okey. I here by giving you 100%Assurance that your ATM CARDis valid and you can start useing it once the card is arrive.
 Here is the informations to make thepayment through western union money transferbelow: RECEIVE NAME___MR .MIKE  IDIGO
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