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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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Fraud email example:

From: vivica doe <vivicadoe@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:26:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Confidential


Message bodyMy name is Vivica i am from south Africa and my mother is from America, am 28 years old i work wth a bank in Nigeria as an auditor in the bank and recently I discovered $10 million dollars in the Bank dormant account belonging to one late Thomas Watley from USA this man was confirmed dead in a plane crash some 10 years ago and till now no trace or info about his next of kin or relation, I am looking for a trusted person who I can plan a deal with, I will present you to my bank as the relation to late Thomas watley  for the claim of this funds,And you will have an operating bank account where this money will be transfer to,i need an urgent respond because if by the end of this year and nobody comes to claim this money it will definitely belongs to the bank directors and they will share this money among themselves,so i am looking for somebody to present as the relative and when the bank transfer this money the person`s account i will come to
your country so that we can share it when I come over to meet with you facially,there is no risk involved and I am ready to compensate you fine, pls get back to me for more details.
You can also contact me at anajohn27@gmail.com for more informations

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