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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: "FACEBOOK PROMOTION FROM "
Reply-To: <contactagent42@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 21:02:15 -0500
Subject: FACEBOOK PROMOTION FROM


FACEBOOK PROMOTION FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PROMO=
TIONS/PRIZE AWARD BATCH NO: NNG/356985/015 REF NO: FLNL/1489654/015 You are=
among the 500 Lucky Winners selected for Facebook 2015 promotion award. Yo=
ur Facebook name was selected randomly by the Facebook CEO ( Mark Zuckerber=
g ) and the sum of Three Hundred and Seventy Thousand Dollars ($370,000.00)=
was awarded to your name. Please contact your Facebook Funds Manager with =
a proof of identification for claim. John O Leslie Facebook Funds Manager. =
E-Mail: contactagent42@gmail.com You are advised to contact the Manager in =
charge as soon as possible at the above Email,failure to do so might result=
to funds been returned unclaimed. Thank You. Facebook Team

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