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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: Vision Without Glasses<jo4818@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:10:54 +0200
Subject: Vision Without Glasses - glasses and contacts are practically guaranteed to ruin your vision

You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive offers from FREE LEADS/FFA/ Triple your list,Liberty List..
To unsubscribe, please send a blank email.
This email is CAN-SPAM compliant.
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Discovered A Covert Shortcut To
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Naturally Within Just
1 - 3 Months

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