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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: "George Melvin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <feedback.centralb01@mail.mn>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:07:49 -0400
Subject: Waiting your most urgent reply (21-07-2011)

We refer to our mail to you last year dated Monday September 20th 2010
and to inform you that Mrs.  Susan Baker was arrested since last
year, because she was unable to provide a good evidence
to make us believe she was your secretary. Our investigations also
reveal that you did not send her to come and receive your payment, our
investigation also reveal that   the Bank Account she presented to us did
not belong to you, Mrs. Susan Baker intention was to steal your payment
but she did not succeed because God was on your side.
 
Skye Bank have  decided to pay you $1,250,000 which  is part of your
payment deposited  with them, this $1,250,000 have been  downloaded to an ATM
Card which  is now ready for delivery to  you without any further delay.
The ATM Card will be dispatched to you today therefore you are hereby advice to
re-confirm your  Full delivery  Address in which you will be able to receive
the package containing the ATM card, and also indicating your full name and
direct telephone number immediately the ATM Card arrives your country.
 
 
You are hereby advice to send your full delivery Address immediately
you receive this mail, because all is set to dispatch the ATM Card to you
today. Note as soon as the ATM Card is Dispatch to you today, we will issue
you the Tracking Number to help you follow the destination of the package so that
you will know the exact date and time it will arrive Country. We wait to hear from
you as this is the only opportunity you now have to receive your long awaited payment.
 
Waiting your most urgent reply.
 
Congratulation
 
George Melvin
Skye Bank Plc,
Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria
 

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