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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: "Elizabeth Justin" <elijustin@beehive.org>
Reply-To: elijustin@live.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:06:29 +0100
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZE ONE MR. ROBERT J SMITH ?


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GOOD DAY.

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT

DID YOU AUTHORIZE ONE MR. ROBERT J SMITH? WHO PRESENTED DOCUMENTS OF CLAIM
PURPOSED TO HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PART-PAYMENT OF
US$8 MILLION ONLY?

THE WORLD BANK AND PARIS CLUB INTRODUCED THIS PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT AS TO
ENABLE OUR PRIZE/INHERITANCE BENEFICIARY TO RECEIVE THEIR FUND WITHOUT ANY
INTERFERENCE. THE ATM MASTER EXPRESS CREDIT CARD WAS CONTRACTED AND POWERED
BY GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE. RECONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO US FOR
SECURITY REASON.

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4) YOUR PROFESSION
5) YOUR AGE

THE PROBLEM WE HAVE NOW IS FOR YOU TO RECONFIRM TO US IF YOU ARE THE PERSON
THAT INSTRUCT MR. ROBERT J SMITH TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY ON YOUR BEHALF.

PLEASE RESPOND ONLY TO THIS EMAILS ADDRESS: elijustin@live.com
MRS. ELIZABETH JUSTIN .

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