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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: joe steven <stevenj977@gmail.com >
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:28:34 -0600
Subject: SAVE A SOUL

Good day, Sir. I’m Joe Steven, i am 17 years old, an African, I don’t know how to put my current health predicament to the world because our sysem is not helping out matters and our leaders are corrupt so much so that they do do provide basic health care for its citizens. I am using his medium to solicit for a help, My brother has been nursing a kidney failure for several weeks now ,He has been responding to treatments But the doctors have diagnosed and came out with he best possible solution for him to undergo a 'kidney transplant' and the hospital has adviced that we fly him to India where he will have specialist. The Hospital has come up with a ridiculous bill of 18 million naira before they can fl him for treatments, we are very poor and we cannot afford such money,we are soliciting for your kind help for the sake of God' please No amount will be too small' a donation will go a long way o saving him . May God bless you and your entire generation as you try to help my dieing brother, may you never encounter any problem of such, thanking you as you help. GOD BLESS YOU.

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