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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.SANJEEV NANAVATI <mr.sanjeevn@live.com.my>
Reply-To: <mr.sanjeevn@yahoo.com.my>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 16:11:17 +0800
Subject: PLEASE CLARIFY

Good day Friend,
 
My name is MR.SANJEEV NANAVATI ,  a Banker here in Malaysia, I occupy the position of an accountant in this branch office, it is with good spirit of heart I opened up this great opportunity to you.
 
A deceased client of mine  ,that bears the same last name with you, died as the result of a heart-related condition on March 12th 2005. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December2004 in SumatraIndonesia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake for more information.
 
My late Client has a deposit ($18.5MILLION) Eighteen Million And Five Hundred Thousand Dollar) left behind,i contacted you so i can present you as my late client next of kin,so the money can be transferred to your account,and we will share it together.
Contact me for more information.
 
Best Regards,
MR.SANJEEV NANAVATI

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