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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: infowld_euincj@activist.com
Reply-To: bazaradalet@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 15:40:23 -0700
Subject: REF..EU_ICJ_WBS.XXXEUICJWBS


Congratulations We are contacting you base on our consideration for your co=
mpensation Payment.The world leader on the G-7 Summit meeting head in Italy=
by 26-28 of May 2017 approved to pay your compensation fund worth $2,500,0=
00.00.(Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) These paym=
ent is an approval of the World leaders, United Nation, European union, and=
was signed by International Court of Justice to compensate all victims who=
the climate change affected, Those effected by war and those of Landslide/=
flood. The G-7 Submit Agenda in Rome Italy is to make peace, unify many co=
untries that has been displaced by war, by flood, by fire, and by landslide=
and on the above date, these decision was carried out by the world leaders=
and was endorsed by International court of justice to compensate you with =
the above mentioned amount. For your payment you are advised to contact our=
payment headquarters there in Turkey. Email the payment coordinator Prof. =
Bazar Adalet, Email....................bazaradalet@yahoo.com Best Regards W=
orld Secretary Mr. Antonio Gutterres

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