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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: AMBASSADOR Francis J <administrator@videotron.ca>
Reply-To: ambassadorfrancisjricciardon@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 23:25:31 +0800
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY HAS RESOLVED ON A DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO
TURKEY ON-BEHALF OF 100 SCAM VICTIMS TO BE COMPENSATED AFTER POLICE ARRESTED SOME FRAUDSTERS IN ISTANBUL TURKEY WHO MENTIONED YOUR PARTICULARS AS ONE OF THE VICTIMS DEFRAUDED.
HOWEVER, YOUR NAME WAS AMONG THE LIST NAMES TO BE PAID $5.M US DOLLARS COMPENSATION PAYMENT WITH EFFECT BY TURKISH GOVERNMENT
RE-CONFIRM INFORMATION BELOW SO THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MISTAKE:
YOUR FULL NAME,YOUR CURRENT HOUSE ADDRESS,TELEPHONES,OCCUPATION & AGE,COPY OF IDENTIFICATION.
CALL ME WITH THIS NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION: +905370108760
REGARDS,
AMBASSADOR Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr.



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