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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: "Kingston Moore" <othniel_othnielrea@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gray_washington@excite.com
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 21:38:06 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS..

DEAR, SIR, MADAM

WE ARE PLEASE TO INFORM OUR GENERAL PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONALS BUSINESS ASSOCIATE THAT WE HAVE NOW BEGIN TO SELL OF OUR MINERALS SINCE THE PASS FEW YEARS AGO. THE W&G GOLD AND DIAMONDS SUPPLIERS. WE ARE PLEASE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR BUSINESS TO ALL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONALS BUSINESS PARTHNERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THE PURCHASING OF GOLD AND DIAMOND. WE HAVE A VERY GOOD AND PURE GOLD AND DIAMOND WITH GOOD QUAILTY ON SELL NOW. YOU CAN KINDLY CONTACT US ON EMAIL FOR DETAILS INFORMATIONS. THANKS IN ADAVNCE, WE CAN ASSURE YOU THAT U WILL HAVE THE GOOD AND BEST QUALITY OF REAL GOLD AND DIAMONDS ON SELL TO ANY DESTINATIONS AND YOU ARE ALSO INVITED TO COME AND SEE THE MINING CENTER. HAVE A NICE AND GOOD DAY WE AWAIT YOUR REPLY VERY SOON.

KINGSTON MOORE


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