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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: "Ms Carmen Lapointe" <catherinebull1@yeah.net>
Reply-To: pmanrobert@126.com
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 09:31:20 -0700
Subject: Re: Hello Beneficiary


Re: Hello Beneficiary Do not distrust this sudden contact, the United Natio=
ns through the IMF has awarded the sum of US$ 2,500,000.00 {Two Million Fiv=
e Hundred Thousand US Dollars} in your favor. Your Personal Identification =
Number is ATM-14N60 You are to contact ROBERT PULLMAN, Operation Manager,Of=
fice at Reconciliation and Logistics Vaults,BANK OF ENGLAND. You are advise=
d to provide us with the following information: Name, Address,Phone, Age, S=
ex,Occupation via E-MAIL: pmanrobert@admin.in.th Thank you for your coopera=
tion Ms Carmen Lapointe International Reconciliation and Logistics Vault In=
ternational Monetary Fund (IMF) COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNTS.=
=20

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