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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: "YOU MUST READ THIS" <info31alpha@gmail.com>
Reply-To: samsontudor1@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:31:11 +0100
Subject: DID YOU GET MY LETTER? PLS REPLY


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Hi
I am SAMSON TUDOR. I work with the International Clearing House and
securities limited here in Ghana,.
On the Job recently I discovered $6 million USD in my company with no
beneficiary and the depositor is dead.
That means my company has lost track of its owner.therefore the fund will
remain unclaimed forever unless you we work together to our benefit.
I want to give you the account information so u contact the right department
in my company as the beneficiary and receive the money in your country where
I will come to take my share (75%).
But first i need these information about your so I can programme your
information in our data base as the beneficiary with that you can request
the fund be moved to anywhere you choose.
YOUR FULL NAME
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
PHONE
FAX
EMAIL
Age
Sex
Occupation
Company name
Your position in your company
Marital status
Country of origin
Country of residence
Please forward these information to samson0tudor@gmail.com

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