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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Central Bank <remittance_department@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 20:28:53 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Read This.
 Attain:
Good News for you, I am a new person in this office I came across your payment file and I find out why you have not been able to receive your fund, if you get back to me I will give you an information of whom you will contact that will help you to release your fund without any further Delay again.
This person is the rightfully person who is in charge of your fund to be release stop spending your money up and down just get back to me I will give you the person contact, so after you receive your fund before Five working days you will receive your fund with the help of this person then what ever you like from your own mind you can compensate me with.
Thanks
Mr. Mike Nelson
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