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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: young nana <first_young10@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <young_nana@excite.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:28:19 +0200
Subject: Hello.



Hello. In a brief introduction. My name is Young Nana. from Sierra Leone. I am 20 years old,It is my pleasure to contact you for the first time and believing that it will lead to a better relationship between us. I have an inheritance that I would want to invest in your country. My parents are late,and before the death of my father,he had an aggreement with the bank based on the deposited fund on how it will be transfered and that nobody has the right to wthdraw pending when the fund is transfered out of Africa for investment reasons. The amount is US$6.850.000. I want you to stand as my late father's business partner in claiming the money in the bank here. I will give you 15% of the total money if only I can use your account in transferring the money and you assisting me in investing the money in a lucrative business in your cxountry. I will forward all vital information as soon as I hear from you. Regards. Young Nana +22507559583 N/B Please forward your bank account details with your private contact telephone and fax numbers
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