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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: "Prince Mordi" <prince_mordi@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: prince_mordi@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 12:34:12 +0000
Subject: Hello from Senegal.....

Dear Sir,
It is my pleasure to write this mail to you, i know that it will be a suprise to you, but i have a business proposal for you, my name is Mr.Prince Mordi, i am from Ghana but presently i live in Dakar Senegal.

My purpose of writting this mail to you is to inform you that i have a some ingot/scrab which my late father Cheif Mordi deposited here in Dakar Senegal Sea-port which is been safe-guarded by the sea-port officials, i will like you to respond to this mail so that i will give you more details of the containas

You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this mail
through the above email for further directives. you can contert me with
this address prince_mordi@yahoo.co.nz


involve.
Looking forward to receive your response.

Thanks.

Yours sincerely.

Mr.Prince Mordi





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