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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: "Odia Tony" <info@asteriassantorini.com>
Reply-To: mrrrodiayodiatt6@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:00:00 +0300
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE ?? IF YOU ARE ALIVE?? CALL ME +234 80 33 819
703




Dear Customer,

Your Fund had been Approved and Ready for transfer.

You are advise to get back for wire data.

You advice to respond back within 24 hours for your fund to be transfer.

CALL ME +234 80 33 819 703

Waiting for your urgent reply.

Reply ; mrrrodiayodiatt6@gmail.com

Mr. Tony Odia.


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