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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "=?UTF-8?B?TXIuIEJlbiBBZGFtcw==?=" <salivan@kraevid.com.ua>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:20:43 +0300
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?RXN0ZWVtZWQgQ29tcGxpbWVudHMs?=
>From Mr. Ben Asamoah
Branch Manager
Standard Chartered Bank
Takoradi Ghana.
Esteemed Compliments,
I anticipate that you read this mail quickly and let me know your opinion or willingness on this classified information that I will release to you.
Firstly, I am a happily married man with 3 kids and therefore I would not want to jeopardize this opportunity to change my financial status that will give my family a secured future.
I am Mr. Robert Asamoah the branch manager of the Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana, Takoradi Branch. I got your information during my search through the Internet... I am 51 years of age and married with lovely kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want probl
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