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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: gloria_santos01@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:59:09 +0100
Subject: URGENT HELP!

My name is Gloria Santos from Angola in Africa,i am 45yrs old, with
kids,a widow,i lost my husband during the war in my country angola,before

the death of the husband he deposited the sum $3.2 million dollars in a

security company,and now the company contacted me to look for an
investor who will help me and my dear family lay claims on the money so
that
the money will be transfered into any bank account,anywhere in the
world,hence i will live there and invest my money in ur country,my country

in africa is not a safe place to invest,pls if u are in the position to

actulize this transaction for me and my family u will benefit mutually
from it all,pls u can send me an email via gloria_santos05@yahoo.com or
gloria_santos02@india.com, i
will be very happy to hear from u sir.Thanks.

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