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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: susan smith <smithmrs2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: susansmithuk4@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 07:15:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INVESTMENT


Hello,
Good day. I am Mrs. Susan Smith. Wife to late Mr. Clement Smith, I will like to invest in your country and I want you to assist me in investing us$25Million dollars, I will give you commission for assisting me in the investment.
As soon as I hear from you I will give you the full details on how we will do it.
Thank you and God be with you.
Waiting to hear from you urgently.
Mrs. Susan Smith


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