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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: "Neil Trotter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <neiltrotter101@163.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:12:01 +0100
Subject: My Euro Million Jackpot,my donaton to you.

Perfect Greetings, My name is Neil Trotter the current winner of £108 million Pounds on the just concluded Euromillion Jackpot Draw for 2014,and i bring to you a perfect good news for such a perfect timing as this.I know this is surprising for you to have received this at this very early stage.But because i just received the cheque on Friday 14th of March 2014 and i am excited,so i am willing to donate £1,000,000(One Million Great Britain Pounds)to you and as part of my effort to alleviate poverty and care for the less privileged around the world,i have decided to donate to just 15 people around the globe which you are a part of. so do get back to us quickly via email at: neiltrotter101@163.com Perfect Regards. Neil Trotter.

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