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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: Lydie Ivan <lydieivan@t-online.de>
Reply-To: Lydie Ivan <lydieivan@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:28:56 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest Friend


Dearest Friend,

how are you doing? My name is Lydie Ivan, I am 19 years old, I lost my father two years ago by the community rebels. Before His death, my late father was having the sum of ($ 5.5 million US dollars) and 100 KG of AU Gold Dust Deposited in a Security Company Because my father was a gold dealer.

I am pleading with you to be my guardian and help me proclaim the Said funds from the Security Company and Invest it wisely for me while I want to continue my education in your country Because Those Who Kill My Father also want to kill me. Get back to me with the information below for more details.

yours sincerely,

Lydie Ivan

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