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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: "DAVID CHITEX" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infodavidchitex@gawab.com>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 00:30:22 +0200
Subject: YOUR WESTERN UNION INFORMATION PAYMENT::::

Good Day.
This is to inform you that this office was instructed to pay your alocation fund $1.500.000.00 Million U.S.A Dollars bit by bit as authorized by the America security Tax Force  team and America representative embassy immediately ,hencefort , you will be receiving the sum of $15,000 Dollars per day.
However, be informed that we have send you the sum of $5000 Dollars this morning to avoid cancellation of your payment, you have to call this office upon the receipt of this email because the maximum amount you will be receiving per day starting from today is $15000 as split in three different payments and the Money Transfer Control Numbers of today is below.
Sender's Name; = James Willson
MTCN:630 021 7288
MTCN:655 875 8900
MTCN:456 676 1235
Once again be advice to reconfirm your information such as;
Name;
Address;
Cell phone number;
Age;
State;
Country;
Occupation;
Furthermore, you advised to call as the instruction was passed that without hearing from you. Count your payment cancelled. Number to call is below ,address your calls to the  managing director office of release order:+229-97-25-80-51. and e-mail as well.
Thanks and my regards
MR.DAVID CHITEX JOHN . 

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