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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: "barristermuhammad faisal" <barristermuhammad_faisal@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:41:11 +0000
Subject: INFORMATION

ATTENTION

              AS YOUR FUDICIARY AGENT MY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVE YOUR WON PRIZE.

               YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE MAIL YOU RECEIVE FROM MRS FLORENCE SMITH READ IT VERY WELL AND GET ME ALL THE INFORMATION THE HEAD OFFICE SAID YOU SHOULD SEND TO ME

                YOUR AGE :YOUR COUNTRY:YOUR NAME:YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND FAX:AND YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS: UNTIL YOU SEND ALL THIS TO ME BEFORE I WILL NOW TELL YOU THE PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW AND GET YOUR WON PRIZE

                                                                                     BARR.MUHAMMAD FAISAL

                                                                              



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