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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: george akin <georgeakin90@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 14:47:05 +0200
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

Attn Sirs/Madams
Names are Akin George from Central African Republic [CAR]
Am in South Africa with my fund to go into a new life of business. I do not
wish to go into details for good reasons until we meet each other in
person. My interest goes to construction and its related industry tourism
mining and other lucrative sectors I may be asked to invest my fund into in
as much the industry is profitable. All correspondences be directed to this
email-georgeakin23@yahoo.co.za my direct N0 is 27 717778132
Thank you and remain blessed
Warmest regard

George Akin

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