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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: "FRB DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <judithw173@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:14:46 -0700
Subject: DELIVERY

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

THE DIPLOMAT JUST ARRIVED BRISBANE,QUEENSLAND WITH YOUR CONSIGNMENT WORTH $1.500,000 MILLION USD, GO NOW AND SEND $140 VIA

WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER AND GET BACK TO ME WITH THE INFORMATION'S OF THE PAYMENT, THE DIPLOMAT IS NOW IN

BRISBANE,QUEENSLAND, CALL THE DIPLOMAT NOW: +61739111354 I NEED YOU TO DO THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. BELOW ARE THE WESTERN

UNION DETAILS BELOW:


WESTERN UNION DETAILS BELOW:

NAME: GARLAND LARSON
STREET ADDRESS1: 923 G STREET
CITY/TOWN: RUPERT
STATE/PROVINCE/REGION: ID
POST CODE: 83350
COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
TEXT QUESTION: WHAT FOR.
TEXT ANSWER: DELIVERY.


SEND INFORMATION'S OF THE PAYMENT AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE MONEY. THE DIPLOMAT WILL BE ON HIS WAY TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS AT YOUR

DOORSTEP TODAY.

CALL THE DIPLOMAT ON HIS TELEPHONE NUMBER: +61739111354

DIPLOMAT JERRY WHITE.
+61739111354 (Australia)

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