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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: spennser willis <willisspennser@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:54:10 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM UK FREE LOTTO SWEEPSTAKES


ATTENTION:Anushri Shobhasingam
REGARDS TO YOUR MAIL,WE QUIT UNDERSTOOD YOUR FELLING WHY YOU DID NOT GIVE YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS OUT TO WE FREE LOTTO SWEEPSTAKES,IF YOU HAVE FALL ON WRONG HAND WELL WERE THERE IS NO REAL LOTTERY THERE WILL BE NO FAKE WE BEEN TRYING TO FIGHT AGAINST ANTIL SCAM FOR A VERY LONG TIME I WILL ADVICE YOU TO FORWARD ALL THEIR MAIL THEY SEND TO YOU SHOULD BE FORWARD TO US TO JOIN YOU FIGHT AGAINST THEM, IF THEY ARE CUT WE WILL SENT THEM TO JAIL FOR SCAMMING PEOPLE ONLINE WE UK ONLINE PROMOTION WILL SENT THEM TO LIFE IN PRISENMENT WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO GET THEM ARESTED,
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BEST REGARDS MR,WILLIS SPENNSER



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