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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: smith_agent44@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:32:40 -0700
Subject: Urgent Reply !!

I am Mr smith,
The Agent of an Insurance Company in United Kingdom,the one incharge of Mr
Charles Taylor Account former president of Liberia,He ask us to transfer
sum of (4.5 million pounds) to your account since last month,we are sorry
for the delay sir because we misplaced your account details,please do get
back to me quickly so that i can give you the manager Email to contact him,
Get back to me here :smith_agent0z@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regard
Mr smith.



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