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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,Valentine" <comercial@hortoart.com.br>
Reply-To: westernunionbankgoodluck@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 14:24:31 -0300
Subject: Contact western Union now

Contact western Union now

I have deposited the check as we agreed with western Union. All you
have to do is to contact them at:- (westernunionbankgoodluck@yahoo.frc) they
will give you direction on how you will be receiving the funds daily.

My agreement with them is 5,000 USD two time daily until the whole of
1.5USD is transferred. You are not expected to pay for the transfer
charge as that will be deducted from the funds once the remittance is
done.

send the below information to them:

Receiver name: _________
Country:__________
Mobile Phone:________

The only fee you will send to them before the transfer is 98USD for
paper work and remittance. E-mail them with above address, the contact
person is Dr Kevin Anthony, with phone number:- +229 68709787

Thanks
Mr,Valentine

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