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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: "FACE BOOK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <company.gold5@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 22:00:48 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

Facebook PROMOTION FROM:


THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BATCH NO: FLNL/009842/04.
REF. NO. FLNL/107654/04

You are among the 200 Lucky Winners selected for Facebook 2012 promotion award. Your Facebook name was selected randomly by the Facebook CEO ( Mark Zuckerberg ) and the sum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) was awarded to your name.

Please contact your Facebook Funds Manager with a proof of identification for claim.

Richard Moore
Facebook Funds Manager.
E-Mail: company.gold5@gmail.com
Telephone : +1 832 478 2313.

You are advised to contact the Manager in charge as soon as possible at the above Email,failure to do so might result to funds been returned unclaimed.

Thank You Facebook Team.

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