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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: "Dr. Thomas Wimmer" <nikistefano@alice.it>
Reply-To: mic.moller@yahoo.de
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 15:10:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Notification


Notification
Your 2015 compensatory award allocation grant from the United Kingdom National Lottery Commission has been approved. Your payment Bank cheque worth of $1,500,000.00 Dollars has been credited into ATM debit card by the issuing Bank which you can use to withdraw your money from any Bank in your country. Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of confidentiality, be advised to keep this award notification as secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your ATM debit card is delivered to you. For more information and clarification, contact our regional coordinator for your ATM debit card delivery. Regional Coordinator: Mr. Dimitri Sanga. E-mail: dimitri.sanga01@gmail. com Congratulations once more on your winning award. Best regards,
Dr. Thomas Wimmer

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