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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: o.file515@laposte.net
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 12:03:44 +0200
Subject: Urgently get back to me.


Greetins Dear,

My Name is Dr.Ghaza Phil,a senior accountant , It is my wish to solicit
your assistance in a business opportunity that will be benefited for you
and I here in Benin Republic, I want to present you as the next of kin to
our late foreign customer late MRS.F. A Shafiq , a citizen of Lebanon who
died along with her entire family,I wish to know if we can work together to
stand you as her Next of Kin to a Fixed Deposit of (15.5 M Euros) which she
made to our Bank.Please get back to me If you are interested for more
details.( pghaza@barid.com )

Regards,
Dr.Ghaza Phil.

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