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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: INTERPOL <ubthanhthuy@phutho.gov.vn>
Reply-To: <victimsonline@admin.in.th>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:46:40 +0700
Subject: We Are Refunding Your Money

The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO, INTERPOL)
Website: http://www.interpol.int


Your Compensation Has Been Approved: "Sorry for the late response"

Inline with the report we received previously that you have sent money to fraudsters in Nigeria, We have carried out series of verification and authentication at Western Union Money Transfer Headquarters to know if truly you have sent money to fraudsters in Nigeria and it was confirmed to us by Western Union that you have sent money to Nigeria on several occasions.

In this regard you are hereby entitled to a compensation in the on-going compensation program organized in Nigeria by INTERPOL. Send your name to the email address stated below for further instructions on how to receive your compensation.

Contact Email Address: victimsonline@admin.in.th




More Details On This Programme Here: http://www.interpol.int/News-and-media/Events/2013/6th-INTERPOL-Global-Programme-on-Anti-Corruption,-Financial-Crime-and-Asset-Recovery


This message is from the Internet Fraud Department,
The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO, INTERPOL) Nigeria.
http://www.interpol.int/Member-countries/Africa/Nigeria

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Genuine organizations, Banks, Ministries and Government officials will never use GMAIL, HOTMAIL, LIVE, MSN, OUTLOOK.COM, YAHOO ACCOUNTS and any other free email services for official purposes. If you are dealing with any organization, Bank, Ministry and Government official and they are using any of the free email services, it is a scam. Someone might have been deceiving you that you have Thousands or Millions of dollars to claim. Please be warned that there are no Thousands and Millions of dollars anywhere they are just deceiving you in order to rip you off. Stop every email communications immediately.
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