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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS JANET ADEOLA" <janet_adeola@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:31:40 +0000
Subject: Re: ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION



HELLO MR DAVE CRAYCRAFT,

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?HOPE ALL IS WELL.

I HAVE SEEN YOUR MAIL AND I NOTED YOUR POINT OF VIEW,DUE TO INTERNET SCAM NOBODY COULD BELIEVE ANY THING ON NET AGAIN.BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS ONE IS A REAL LOTTERY.WHAT I NEED FROM YOU NOW IS TO PROVIDE TO ME THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PRIZE.FILL THE DATA BELOW: 

FULL LEGAL NAMES:
COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS:
COUNTRY OF
RESIDENCE:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
TEL:
FAX:
SPONSORS:
PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENCE:
COMPANY NAME:
POSITION IN COMPANY:
MONTHLY SALARY:

I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE TO MY MAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THANKS,

MRS JANET ADEOLA

 


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