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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: "JACQUELYN BALKA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sumnlyn@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:39:18 +0300
Subject: Re: Reply.

Dear friend, I'm Mrs. Jacquelyn, I am a U.S. citizen and I am currently undergoing medical treatment for bronchial and lung cancer, I want to will the sum of $6.9 Million US Dollars to you as my next of kin and I want you to use the funds for charity work. Please note that 75% of the fund should be distributed to charity organization and I have also set aside 25% for you. For more details, please provide me with your Full name, Age, Sex, Contact address, Country and Telephone Number.
I await your response.

Yours truly,
Mrs. Jacquelyn B.

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