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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: nevadam@ndtaxidermy.com
Reply-To: donaldlawson11@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 16:16:06 -0500
Subject: Hello

I am Mr Donald Lawson, of Lapeer, MI 48446 USA. I won $337 million in the
Powerball Millions Lottery as introduced on Friday August 17th 2012 by
Michigan Lottery Officials.
Please share in my joy and verify this by visiting:
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/31/13591150-winner-of-337-million-powerball-jackpot-revealed-in-michigan?lite
It is a thing of joy for us; Hence the need to disburse fraction of our
winnings; to Good spirited individuals, Churches, Orphanages and
Charities.
Under Individual category; Your email address amongst other (4) Lucky ones
was submitted to receive grant of $1,000,000 USD from us. This was
certified after careful balloting by Microsoft Data Base Email And Google
Management Team.

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Full Name:
Address:
Country:
Age:
Occupation:
Sex:
Mobile/Tel:
Scan copy of identification:
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For claims, forward above details via email to: donaldlawson11@outlook.com
Donald Lawson,
Lapeer, MI 48446 USA.
Email: donaldlawson11@outlook.com

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