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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: "Julie Atkinson" <juliestore@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: juliestore01@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:13:56 -0900
Subject: ORDER !!!

Hello sales,
Good day to you over there,This is Julie Atkinson. I am are interested
in Purchasing some items from you and i will like to make some verifications
about your store/Company.

Firstly, I will like to know if you accept Creditcard (Visa or MasterCard).
Secondly,I will also want to know if you do ship internationally to Lagos
in Nigeria.
And i will like to know the mode of courier you do use to Lagos in Nigeria.

If all theses are accepted,I will like you to get back to us with the link
to your website for the selection of Items needed.

Thanks for the opportunity......
King Regards
Julie Atkinson.

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