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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: "Rev. Nelson Moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <financehouse3@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 02:56:15 -0700
Subject: Re: Reply..

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Hello…Dearly,
 
I’m Rev. Nelson Moore, a Publications officer, From Actor: Kirk Douglas Foundation I was instructed, to deliver a Draft/Check of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only ($2,500,000.00) to you, by my Mentor Actor. Kirk Douglas, this gift to you is as a result of his own Charity Fundraising Donation for The Less privileged /and help some standard of living from his Foundation. {Actor: Kirk and Anne Douglas...Donated the sum of $80 million in new gifts to an array, I do like to inform you he simply does this charitable/humanitarian project yearly from his Foundation,  your Check is right here with us and ready to be dispatched, I'm hereby on standby as soon as you are ready to receive the Check?  I will be heading to the Courier Shipping Services in the next two hours time, to inquire from them about delivering of your Check as it was directed by my mentor Actor: Kirk and Douglas,  you are hereby required to confirm the below details, to avoid sending it to
Your Name: ____________________
Direct telephone number: ___________________________
Residence/postal Address: ____________________________________________
Attach copy of your ID.
 
As soon as this information received by me I will immediately move to submit the Check to the “Courier Shipping Company” for immediate dispatch, and get back to you.
Best Regard,
 
Rev. Nelson Moore
E-Mail:  financehouse3@msn.com

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