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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: "OPEC GRANT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <opec.grant@ymail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:41:12 +0100
Subject: OPEC GRANT WINNER

From: OPEC Fund for International Development Program office

You have been nominated to receive the sum of 1,000,000.00 GBP (One Million British Pounds) in the 2012 OPEC Fund for International Development Program.

Your email address attached to secured file #: OPEC/762OFID/UK emerged as a beneficiary in Batch BT-XW-00-AMEA.

Forward the following information's (Name, Address, Phone, Fax, Age, and Batch Number) to your Fiduciary Agent at the below email:

Name: Daniel Howard
Email: opecfunds@cnegal.com
Tel : +44-704-205-4498

(Name, Address, Phone, Fax, Age, and Batch Number).

Please include your file #: OPEC/762OFID/UK

With warmest regards,

Dr. Fatma Al Khalaf

Publicity Directorate,
OPEC Fund for International Development Program

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