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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. Adebunmi S. Ayo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scarletmambor@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:03:40 -0500
Subject: WORLD INTERNET PROGRAMS

Attention,

Prominent User of the Internet How are you today? Hope all is well with you and our family?I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. This is to inform you that a total cash prize of US$1,600,000.00 Dollars, given to the first (8) people who will be compensated in this world internet Programs. All participants are selected randomly from Worldwide Web site through computer draw system and Extracted from over 100.000 companies I am using this opportunity to thank you or using the internet daily.

Due to your effort, using internet programs indoor and in your office, we want to compensate you and show our Gratitude to you with the sum of
$1,600,000.00 United States of America Dollars we have authorized Mrs. Scarlet M. Ambor in Capital city Abuja Nigeria to assist you in getting your compensation checks cross to you.

The name and contact address with you want your check to
be delivered to Mrs. Scarlet M. Ambor as follows;

CONTACT AGENT: Mrs. Scarlet M. Ambor
MAIL: scarletmambor@aol.com
+234-813-432-7761

Finally remember that I have forwarded instruction to Mrs. Scarlet M. Ambor on your behalf to send the cash prize of Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars to you as soon as you contact him with your Delivery address and Telephone numbers without delay.


Mr. Adebunmi S. Ayo
World Library & Museum
Former Director International
Online Co-coordinator. C 2009
WORLD INTERNET PROGRAMS

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