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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: Miss Cynthia Zaid <esther3jomkoma@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Miss Cynthia Zaid <cynthiaea537@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:00:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: My Name is Miss Cynthia Zaid,My email is going to come as asurprise since I do not know you in person and because I am in distress due to the tragedy that befalls me as a result of civel war in my country. I present my self to you with all faith, trust and hope that you will understand with me.I m 21 years old, the only surviving child of late Mr Ben Amah Zaid from Doke region, in the Republic of Ivory Coast. My father, before he died, he was the President of Ivory Coast Cocoa Producers and Exporters Union




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