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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: g_silver012@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:07:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:godwinsilver@yahoo.com.co



- Dearest one,I am Godwin Silver 22 years old my father gave me a Deed of lodgement of 8,528,000US DOLLARS (Eight Million FiveHundred and Twenty EightThousand USDS). before his death on 6th May 2004,for the fund he deposited in a bank here in Benin Republic west africa.Reason For contacting youisthat the fund was deposited for trasfer to his partner before his death.I need an honest person that I can present as my later father's partner, so that the fund would be transferred to you for the benefit of the two of us.The funds shall be shared 50/50 between the two of us at the completion of this transaction.if intrested contact me via my private email(musa_bello2008@hotmail.com)Thanks,Godwin Silver.


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