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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: "radams0072@virgilio.it" <radams0072@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: f_gibbson777@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 21:24:02 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Request For An Urgent Business Relationship

Dear Friend,My name is Frank Gibbson an Attorney from here in UK.I need a trust
and sincere person to help me accommodate the sum of $15M if interested
indicate by sending your Full Name Tel Fax company name if any and contact
address. Mind that this transaction will be concluded within 7 working days
from the day your information is received.I await your urgent reply.
Regards,

Frank Gibbson.



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