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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. Linda Conti" <luigi178@alice.it>
Reply-To: Mrs.lindaconti@barid.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 11:37:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Value Attention; (US$2,500,000.00)

Having reviewed all the obstacles and problems surrounding the transfer of your
(US$2,500,000.00)United States Dollars and your inability to meet up with some
charges levied against you due to the past transfer options,re-confirm to them
your current delivery address to ensure accurate Delivery.MOST IMPORTANT: Due
to the content of the package, DHL mandated that before your package will be
shipped,A Tax/Stamp Duty MUST be procured according to the New Customs Creed.


Best regard;s
Mrs. Linda Conti
For the Management of BOA

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