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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Lisa N Greenberg" <lisangreenberg1@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: lisangreenberg@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:54:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject: My Will Donation

CHARITY/LESS PRIVILEGED DONATION.

Hello,

I am former Mrs. Lisa Natalie Greenberg, a widow to Late Conn.; Natalie
Greenberg.

My late husband died in an air crash on the 31st October 1999 in an
Egyptian Airline Boeing 990 with other passengers on board. You can
confirm this fact from the website which was aired by the BBC WORLD
NEWS:(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm) and my only
daughter also died in BOMB ATTACK UK.

I am an ageing widow suffering from long time illness. I have some funds I
inherited from my late husband, i am given out the sum of US$3,500,000.00
and I need a very honest person that will use the fund to help the Charity
and the less privileged out there and i have mapped out $1,500.000.00 for
your personal use in this work.

I am doing this because of what is going on in the world today and the
last one watched in CNN in Chile Country i am not happy seeing people
dieing without help.

Please if you would be able to use the funds for this great work , kindly
reply for further details with this details below.

Your Full Name:
Your Full Address:
Your Telephone/Fax Numbers:
Your Full Company Name:
Your Age:
Identification:

As soon as you send your information i will send an Application of Claim
that you will use to claim the fund from the Bank.

I await to receive your reply.

Mrs. Lisa Natalie Greenberg

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