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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Neugart David" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <neugartgdav@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 05:02:54 -0800
Subject: Re : READ PLEASE

Good Day,

Sequel to my first email to you, i am writing you once again to solicit your assistance in executing a business deal worth millions of dollars.
My names are Mr.Neugart David,one of the personal aide to Mrs.Wu Shu-Chen the wife of the former president of Taiwan.For further details get back to me at neugartgdav@gmail.com

Sincerely
Mr.Neugart David

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