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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: "DAVID JEREMIAH DANIEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <danielchristoxx@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 07:47:54 +0100
Subject: NEW YORK PAYMENT CENTER...

FROM ETHE ROBERT
NEW YORK DELIVERY
PAVILION NY USA
 
HON:BENEFICIARY,
 
WE HAVE YOUR FUNDS HERE WITH US,SEND YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS AND
PHONE NUMBERS.WE WILL CALL YOU FOR A SHORT INTERVIEW THEN WE ENACT
YOUR FUNDS TO YOU.
YOU MUST DIVULGE TO US HOW YOU WANT YOUR FUNDS ENACTED TO YOU.
 
1.ATM CARD?
2.CERTIFY CHEQUE
3.TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT?
 
PICK FROM THE LIST ABOVE.
 
REPLY THIS EMAIL AND I WILL GET BACK TO YOU
THANKS
ETHE ROBERT
CALL ME AT    TEL+ 2347093461304
REPLY TO: etherobert@yahoo.com

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