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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: Mrs Ann Uba <ottavianimarzio@alice.it>
Reply-To: harrisonjohn2@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:05:49 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Consignment valued of US$7,500,000 Million

Consignment valued of US$7,500,000 Million
/ Registration No: DSU/426/RF/083.We discovered that your total funds payment
has not been released to you and was unnecessarily been delayed. Be informing
that I have used my authority as one of the directors to smooth the progress
of our agreement to pay you $7,500,000 Million which we packaged Cash in two
consignment boxes and to be delivered to you through courier agent. I
personally registered the consignment and also I told the agent that I will
advise you to confirm the needed delivery information to him so that he will
deliver the consignment to your address, these include: Your Full Name, Mobile
Phone, Address and Nearest Airport. I am trasferred to Japan so contact John
Harrison now he waits to hear from you, and forward the listed information to
him via his email id: harrisonjohn2@yahoo.com

Mrs.Maureen Samuleh

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