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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 Anthony Goodluck<donaldb@att.net>
Reply-To: anthony_goodluck112@duzcefb.org
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:04:45 +0530
Subject: COMPENSATION FOR YOUR PAST SCAM VICTIM!!!

Dear Beneficiary,

Your name was listed among of those to be compensated for the past scam victim's

We bring this to your notice to let you know that the UN / IMF Authorities has finally Approved (USD$5,000,000.00) in your name which can be payable in any bank in your country; Please, reconfirm your Info to us. So that We may be sure that you owns the check. Reconfirm this information stated below for documentation and for proper processing.

Your Full Name:
Your Home Address:
Yours Office Address:
Direct Telephone Number:
Age and Occupation:
A copy of your Drivers License/International Passport:

We await to hear from you to enable us quickly proceed and forward your Data to our Correspondent Paying Bank.

Call me +2348028966838

Best Regards,
Mr.Anthony Goodluck.

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