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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: Federal ministry of finance <patrickdiego671@gmail.com>
Reply-To: managementmanagement110@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:05:21 +0100
Subject: contact Mr.Luna in charged for releasing $20.5M

Sir/Madam,

Note that this office is instructed to pay you $20.5M ( Twenty
million five hundred thousand US dollars) by European security
leading team and America representative personal called Mr.John
M.Luna of Arizona USA Email:(managementmanagement110@yahoo.ca) Phone
: +7025034918 .

You will be receiving $20.5M into your account or via ATM
immediately you contact Mr.John M.Luna in Arizona USA
Email:(managementmanagement110@yahoo.ca) Phone : +7025034918 .

Be also informed that we have sent total sum of $20.5M dollars to
you this morning through bank account belonging to Mr.John M.Luna .
You have only 48 hours to contact Mr.John M.Luna in USA for
receiving maximum amount of $20.5M through his national bank account
in Arizona USA .

Further more you advised to contact Mr.Luna in charged for
releasing $20.5M to you . Mr.Luna shall pay you immediately you
contact him as order was given to him' so that you will confirm the
$20.5M within 48 hours through Mr.John M.Luna in Arizona.USA

Signed.
..............................................
Mr.Christina Okafor.

Director
Federal ministry of finance
Cotonou Benin Republicc

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