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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Doris nwambu <doris.sexy4great@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 11:28:43 +0000
Subject: hi
Greetings to you,
My name is Madam Doris I am the formal director at Express Savings And
Loans Company Limited-Ghana,but now retired 74 years old.
I am contacting you in regards of a fund transfer of the Sum of 4.7
,Million Dollars Which a foreign customer deposited in my company when i
was the director and after the death of our customer no one has ever come
for the fund and is over 17 years.
However i want you to help me and contact this company so that they can
transfer this money in your bank account over there in your country or
through delivering means so that i can come over there for us to have a
round table discussion on how to share the percentage then after we can
still invest in a very profitable and legitimate business.
Finally i am looking forward to hear from so that i can introduce you
officially to my lawyer who is going to help concerning documentation of
this fund.
Madam Doris.
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