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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: "Lanre Nelson" <fampah002@att.net>
Reply-To: <lanelson007@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 20:19:38 +0100
Subject: Your Mail


Hello

I am an accountant in a Bank, I work in a bank here and there is the sum of money floating in a dormant account that belongs to a late customer who died alongside his family in the crash of December.

As his personal accountant I will like this money be transferred into your account as the next of kin of the deceased customer, because in the bank directors meeting today was said the money will automatically go into government treasury at the end of this year if no one claims the money.
Contact me today, while I furnish you on how this will work out. Contact E-mail: (lanelson008@gmail.com)

Yours faithfully,

Nelson

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