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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: =?gbk?B?QVRNIFBBWU1FTlQgREVQVCA=?=<lily@xin505.com>
Reply-To: ATM PAYMENT DEPT <mervinking00000001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 23:10:41 +0800 (CST)
Subject: =?gbk?B?R09PRCBEQVk=?=




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GOOD DAY TO YOU I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FUND OF $3.5MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS IS READY FOR PAYMENT PLEASE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO GET BACK TO
US WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION FOR SWIFT PAYMENT.

1. FULL NAMES:
2. HOUSE ADDRESS:
3. OCCUPATION:
4. AGE:
5. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
6. NATIONALITY:

HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON

REGARDS

MR MERVIN KING

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