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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. Naomi McBrown" <julietavanegasid@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Naomi McBrown" <mrsnaomimcbrown@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:21:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Caro Amigo,


Caro Amigo,
 
Saudações a você e desculpe se esta mensagem chegou a você como uma surpresa. Meu nome é Sra. Naomi McBrown uma viúva.
 
Eu atualmente estou internado no hospital sofrendo de um câncer de sangue e doenças de Parkinson. Eu tenho alguns fundos no banco, herdado de meu falecido marido conta o montante de três milhões de dois cem mil dólares dos Estados Unidos. Gostaria de saber se posso confiar em você para usar os fundos para o projeto de caridade e vinte por cento do total fundo irá para você como compensação. Por favor volte para mim para obter mais detalhes.
 
Seu,

Sra. Naomi McBrown. 
.................................................................

Dear Good Friend,
 
Greetings to you and sorry if this message came to you as a surprise. My name is Mrs. Naomi McBrown a widow.
 
I am presently admitted at the hospital suffering from a blood cancer and Parkinson diseases. I have some funds at bank inherited from my late husband account the amount of Three Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. I wish to know if I can trust you to use the funds for charity project and Twenty percent of the total fund will go to you as compensation. Kindly get back to me for further details.
 
Yours,

Mrs. Naomi McBrown. 

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