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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: Western Union Money Transfer <serviceoffice494@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Western Union Money Transfer <moneytransferwesternunion75@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 09:32:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Payment Notification


Hello

Am
sorry for my late notification, I am here to let you know that Dr.
Donald Holland deposited sum of USD $ 1.5Million with us and instructed
that the fund will be sending to you on daily basis through our service
of Western Union Money Transfer so that you can pick it in any Western
Union Locations in your country. You are required to send the following
details to
help us work on your files and complete your transfer at the accurate
time:

Receiver's Name:______________
Home Address:__________________
Telephone#:_____________________
Zipcode:_________________

Your immediate
response will be appreciated.

Mr. Anthony Frank Robert
Telephone#:+229-98564611

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