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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: fondation Bill Gates Melinda <alberto.cimarosti@tin.it>
Reply-To: cabinet.serren@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:25:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FELICITATION

Bonjour,La fondation Bill Gates Melinda tient à vous aviser que vous
êtes gagnant d'une somme de 250.000,00€.
Merci de prendre contact avec le cabinet Notarial serren ci-dessous.
Toutes les informations sont strictement confidentielles et ne seront
utilisées que pour un but demandé. Au nom du Conseil d'administration
nous vous prions de recevoir nos félicitations les plus chaleureuses.
Maître Souleymane FALL Huissier de justice.
Email: cabinet.serren@yahoo.com ,Téléphone : (00229) 98 29 45 00 Voici
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PS: Date limite d'envois de votre demande de revendication du prix:
DEUX SEMAINES Directrice des Opérations Mme Gremaud Jacqueline


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