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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: Aminata Bangali <bangaliaminata2@zoho.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:31:52 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS FROM AFRICA!!

Hello,

My name is Miss Aminata Bangali, resident in Ghana, Africa: The main reason
I have decided to contact you today is to seek your assistance to help me
transfer my INHERITED MONEY($10.5 million) DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY AND
FINANCE COMPANY in MADRID SPAIN to your country for investment.

I am the next of kin to the DEPOSIT, but because I lack experience and the
situation with me here as a refugee, I decided to contact you to stand as
my Trustee and Representative to release the money from the company and
transfer it to your country..If you are interested, please let me know and
I will give you the full details..

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE SEND ME YOUR PHONE NUMBER.

Thank You,
Aminata

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