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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: "naeemsm" <naeem@dgcworld.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 03:25:11 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT INFO




Attention: 

We are pleased to attach your beneficiary payment purchase 
advice with this email, based on the payment instruction 
from our customer. 



Should you require any assistance, contact your payer 
(our customer) at the contact number stated in the attached 
advice. 

Best Regards, 

Emirates NBD Bank 
P.O. Box 777 Deira, 
Dubai United Arab Emirates 
Phone: +971 600 540040 
Fax: +971 4 327 2996 
________________________________________ 
The Information contained and transmitted by this E-MAIL is 
proprietary to Emirates NBD Bank and/or its Customer and 
is intended for use only by the individual or entity to 
which it is addressed, and may contain information that is 
privileged, confidential or exempt from a disclosure under 
applicable law. 

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