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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: "MR. PAUL ALLEN" <infomyoffice2010@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrpaulallen2014@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 09:03:00 +0800
Subject: STATUS: Available to pick=?ISO-8859-1?Q?_up_by_Receiver=85=85=85?=..

STATUS: Available to pick up by Receiver………..

We are hereby inform you that your payment of $2,800 has sent this
evening,after our assistant Manager Ani Mike has sent your payment Ministry of
finance Director Mr. Jim Roland stated that you must pay your Immunity
Official Stamp of your total fund of $300.000.00 (Three hundred thousand
United state dollars) before we starts process the payment freely I was very
UPSET to him not to release this $2,500 first to you but he
REFUSED and hold the $2,500 due the Immunity Official Stamp. So it will cost
you only $48 and as you send the $48 you will pick up this your payment
immediately today I don't know how you may feel regards i myself is very UPSET
with what happens so try to send the $48 as you can see that the $2,800 was
sent to you already.

Bellow is the pick up info for your first 43800
MTCN:#0569397621
First name: Ani
Second name: mike
Text Question: Pay
Text Answer: With or without ID

Then you will see your first $2,800. Available to pick up. You should track
this MTCN first: #0569397621, and send the required Fee of $48.00 immediately,
in order to Stamp the Immunity Payment Slip, then you will go direct to the
Western Union and pick up your
payment and get back to us for sending the rest of your payment MTCN to you.

Send the Stamp fee of $48 here via Western Union or Money gram

RECEIVER NAME: JOHN GOOD
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
QUESTION: Color
ANSWER: Yellow
AMOUNT: $48.00


1}Your Full Name:-_____________
2}Your Contact Address:_________
3.}Personally Phone Number::___________
4}Fax Number:______________
5}Occupation:_____________
6}Martal Status:_________
7}Age:_______________
8}Sex:____________
9}E-mail:___________
10}Copy Of Your ID CARD Or Passport Attachment

Regards
Mr. Paul Allen
Foreign Operation Manager

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