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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: "Yahoo!" <agent@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: deplive@discuz.org
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:32:17 -0400
Subject: Thanks For Contributing To Our Financial Success!!

Thanks For Contributing To Our Financial Success!!

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
500,000.00 (i.e Five Hundred Thousand United Kingdom Pounds) in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

To file for your claim, please contact our Claims Agent:
Yahoo Claims Dept.
Email:deplive@discuz.org
Tel:+447045701462
VERIFICATION FORM.(Fill and send to the Claims agent).
1.FULL NAME:2.FULL ADDRESS:3.SEX:4.AGE:5.OCCUPATION:6.TEL:
7.COUNTRY:
Congratulations from me and members of Yahoo! Corporation
Mrs Tchina Hamoud
Yahoo Official

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