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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: Obuariver Goldmines <heart_breaker_0708@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Obuariver Goldmines <obuarivergoldmines@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 23:43:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Sir, We are gold mining company located in sub region of West Africa in San Pedro-Cote D'Ivoire looking for real and potential gold buyers and mandates to buy or market our gold nuggets, dust and Dore bars. We have been in the mining business in Cote D' Ivoire for many years and have good experience in international trade from West Africa. You can expect good clean deals through us as we have built a loyal clientele all across the world who are seeking gold from the West Africa region. Our prices a



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