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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <revandrewgoldberg@sambabonline.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:49:49 -0700
Subject: GRANT DONATION FOR YOU!

Good day,
This is a personal email directed to you; you have been awarded $1,200,000.00 USD Grant by
Allen and Violet Large Foundation.
Allen and Violet the founders of this foundation won Jackpot Lottery of $11.3 million in July
and have voluntarily decided to donate 90% of the total wins to charity and this is the reason they
set up this foundation, to alleviate poverty and assist those in need within their capacity.

YOU CAN CLICK ON THE WEB LINK TO VIEW:
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/nicest-canadian-couple-world-dole-lottery-winnings.html
If you receive this notification via email or your mobile, then you are one of the lucky recipients,
You need to send us your Name, Address, Country and Phone number to process your claims.
Send your data to our international claims agent to facilitate the release of your grant.
Contact Person: Rev. Andrew Goldberg.
Contact Email: revandrewgoldberg@sambabonline.co.uk
Sincerely,
Dr. Kaitlin Mathews
(Coordinator)

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