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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: "MR. John Edwin" <manfredi04@alice.it>
Reply-To: davidnamara0@hotmail.fr
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:42:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent Attention is Needed

Urgent Attention Receive this Email
ECO BANK)has finalize all the necessary arrangement and your fund 4.8usdis
inside ATM CARD this moment your ATM CARD is in DHL OFFICE waitingfor you
Address were to deliver it. INFO:

Your name___
Your country__
Your address___
You’re Age/sex__
Your occupationDirect phone number__
Your hone phone number__

MR. John Edwin
davidnamara0@hotmail.fr
TEL+229-98259675

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