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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: "Dr. Thomas Moeller" <piertennis@alice.it>
Reply-To: mic.moller@yahoo.de
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 00:09:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Notification


Notification
You are advice to contact Mr. Martin Amurda for your approved payment worth $1.5 million dollars. All outstanding Contract / Winning / Inheritance / Compensation payments has been moved to Federal Reserve Bank Washington DC for immediate release to their beneficiaries including your $1.5 million dollars. Your funds have been loaded into ATM Visa Card by the paying bank which you can use to withdraw your money anywhere in the world. For more information and clarification; contact our regional director on his email address with your details for your ATM Visa Card delivery via DHL Courier Company. E-mail: ( unit.delivery@gmail.com ) Contact Person: Mr. Martin Amurda. Tel: +229-99 646 783.
Best regards,
Dr. Thomas MoellerSecretary of the Treasury - U.S Department of the Treasury

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