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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: Madam Vivian James <vivian_88j@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: Madam Vivian James <vivianjames708@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:54:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Dear One,




 
My Dear One,

Hi i am Mrs. Vivian James 35 years with three kids and my husband is late so I am contacting you because i am looking for a good person that will help me to invest my fund for the future of my kids. I have $9.5 Million Dollars in a security firm here and i need a sincere person that will help me to move the consignment worth the sum out of this country to your country and invest it in a profitable venture, i inherited this fund from my late husband, i am ready to offer you $1.5 Million Dollars for your kind help and i want you to understand that the security company does not know the real content of the consignment box. Please if you are interested to help me and my kids use my private email address below to contact me so that i will tell you more details about myself and how to proceed over this project ( vivianjames708@yahoo.fr )

Sincerely,
Vivian and kids.

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