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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: "MALOUGA" <aurelie_eugene2@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:25:26 +0200
Subject: BONJOUR MON CHER

BONJOUR MON CHER
JE ME MOMMET MALOUGA EUGENE JE SUIS CONGOLAIS DE LA REPUBLIQUE
DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO ET JE SUIS AVEC MA PETITE SOEUR AURELIE.
MON PERE EST LE FRERE EST NE DE JOSEPH MALOUGA
QUI ETAIS A LA GARDE PRESIDENTIEL DE KABILA LE PERE QUI A ETE ASSASINE.
DEPUIS CE JOUR MON PERE A QUITTE LA RDC POUR S'INSTALLE EN COTE
D'IVOIRE PRESISEMENT A ABIDJAN.MON PERE AVAIT DEPOSE? LA SOMME DE SEIZE MILLIONS
DE DOLLARS AMERICAIN? DANS UNE BANQUE DE LA PLACE,JE VEUX TRANSFERT CET
ARGENT SUR VOTRE COMPTE ET JE VOUS PROMETS UNE POURCENTAGE DE 20%
POUR UNE AIDE ET ASSISTANCE? CONTACTEZ MOI SUR MON
MAIL:aurelie_eugene2@yahoo.fr
JE VOUS REMERCIE ET J'ATTENDS VOTRE MESSAGE.
AURELIE MALOUGA


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