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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: Western =?utf-8?b?VW5pb27Crg==?= <skywalker@ecomail.org>
Reply-To: wucollectioncenter2015@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 10:49:58 +0000
Subject: MTCN: 358-412-6413



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Good Day,

We have sent 9,000 USD already through western union money transfer to you,
just as we were mandated to transfer the total sum of $300,000 USD
through Western Union by the United Nations,(ECOWAS) this purpose is
to support individuals financially due to the global and financial
economic meltdown.

To collect, Send Names, Address and Phone number.
Sender Names: Rose Williams, MTCN: 3584126413


Contact: Mr. Phillip Howard
Direct Telephone: +447087628865
E-mail: wucollectioncenter2015@gmail.com

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