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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- drmikegodson@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Payment Department <infoun2000@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: drmikegodson@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:22:59 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Hello

UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with the EUROPEAN UNION.

ATTN Beneficiary.

We hereby bring to your notice that your contract money compensation fund of US$6,000,000.00 loaded in ATM/MATSER CARD is approved and upgraded in your favor and ready to be delivered to your doorstep by DHL or UPS or FEDEX. Your ATM/MASTER Card Number is: 5428 0500 1100 4432. Your Secret Pin Number is:2020. One Mrs vanessa mcbath,1217 n. clements st gainesville, tx 76240 want to claim the fund $6MUSD on your behalf so get back to us and confirm if we should go ahead and release the fund to Mrs Vanessa Mcbath

you are hereby advice to contact Bank of Accra Ghana and forward to this office Director ATM/MASTER CARD Department, your full Name, telephone number and your correct mailing address where you want him to send the ATM/MASTER CARD to you.

The Person to Contact:

Evangelist Dr. Mike Godson.

Tel; +233242884587

Email; drmikegodson@gmail.com

Making the world a better place

Regards,

Mr. Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General UNITED NATIONS).

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