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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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Fraud email example:

From: johnmacharmachar <smith77@post.sk>
Reply-To: "johnmachar_machar@yahoo.com" <johnmachar_machar@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:48:19 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Greetings,





Greetings,
My name is John Machar 16 years old, I am a citizen of Libya my reason for contacting you is because I have lost my parents during the war in my country so I am looking for fund Manager with good investment plan to manage the money my parents left for me. The total amount is $11,000,000.00 USD, deposited under the custody of Barclays Bank of Ghana Ltd. I'm currently a refugee in Ghana hence I’m contacting you to assist me retrieve the funds on my behalf as the bank cannot release the funds directly to me due to my age and refugee status in Ghana, I'm willing to offer you 40% percent from the total funds, once you move this amounts to your possession and into your account in your country.
I look forward to your mail
Truly
john Machar
johnmachar_machar@yahoo.com
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