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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: "Mr. Laurance palmer" <risha.angui@aol.com>
Reply-To: laurencepalmer57@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 05:42:31 -0700
Subject: We can do this business together.


Attn,

My name is Laurence Palmer, a banker at STB SA. I have arranged with a Diplomat to deliver the amount of $55 Million currently in a dormant account in our bank Standard Bank SA Ltd.

The cost of delivery from SA to USA will be covered from my end. All i need is a trustworthy person whom can help me invest my share of the funds.

For your assistance, i will give you 40% of the funds.

Respond by email: laurencepalmer57@yahoo.com <mailto:laurencepalmer57@yahoo.com>

Mr. Laurence Palmer

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