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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: "National Email" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <courierdelivery@mynet.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 19:54:53 +0200
Subject: Claim Immediately

You Have Won $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) In the National Email Lottery Your Consignment has been deposited with Courier Delivery Service all you have to do is make the payment for the consignment delivery fee as soon as you make this payment you will recieve your consignment within 48HRS i assure you that you will not be required to make any other payment after you make this payment please contact courierdelivery@mynet.com for payment instructions.Make sure you provide a valid address and telephone number when contacting Courier Delivery thier email is courierdelivery@mynet.com

Contact: courierdelivery@mynet.com for payment instructions.

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