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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: WEBMASTER HELP DESK <sfranke6@uwo.ca>
Reply-To: <3094328419@qq.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:57:20 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY!!!

Dear Friend,

I have a legal business proposal of 30,500,000 United State Dollars only for you contact me via my private email 3094328419@qq.com if interested.

Regards from,

Ms CHIANG Lai Yuen JP

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