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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: prest charles <cppres9@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <pcharles1@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:53:55 +0000
Subject: Kindly Reply This Offer.


SUBJECT:COLLECTION OF CONSIGNMENT. Good day,Please, I want to introduce myself and this businessopportunity to you.My name is Mr Prest Charles an operation officer with areputable Cargo handling &SecurityTrust company in UK.I wish to know if we can work together.I would likeyou to stand as the next of kin to my deceased client whomade some deposits in consignment with our firmamounting to ($6.5m) Six Million Five HundredThousand United States Dollars.He died without any registered next of kin and as suchthe consignment now have an open beneficiary mandate.If you are interested do let me know so that I cangive you comprehensive details on what we are to do.I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possibleand also include the following details.Your Full Names/Mailing Address/Telephone and FaxNumbers.Best regards,Mr Prest Charles
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