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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: "MR. NELSON EMMANUEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nelson_emma@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 15:10:21 -0700
Subject: ATTN:MOST URGENT


ATTN:MOST URGENT

My name is Mr.NELSON EMMANUEL I am FBI FOREIGN AGENT here in Nigeria i discover your funds the sum of $8.5 Million United State Dollars.

All I need from you now is to provide me your home address and telephone number and also let me know how you need your funds, Choose you chioce below and let me know how you need it Okay.

( 1 ) ATM
( 2 ) cash
( 3 ) check

NOTE: That you will have to pay for any one you select and i will tell you how much it cost for our company to deliver your Fund to you with out any delay. If you know you are not ready to pay for any fee please dont reply to this Email Okay.

For more details you can reach me on my mobile number Okay.
Waiting for your urgent response.

Regards.
Mr.NELSON EMMANUEL.

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