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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: "Mr. Franklin Glussar" <lilgscatering@aol.com>
Reply-To: frankglussar@yahoo.cn
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:55:45 -0500
Subject: This email was not sent to you by error.My Name is Mr. Franklin Glussar and
I would want you to confirm if you are the owner of this email Address so
that i know I will be dealing with the right person. I will furnish you
with the information that I have for you when I am convinced I am talking
to the right person. I am taking this preventive measure because I do not
want to talk to the wrong person because of the sensitivity of the issue
regarding the details i have for you



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