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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: GREAT ILLUMINATI
Reply-To: <thegreatilluminati23@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:40:48 +0300
Subject: GREAT ILLUMINATI

ARE YOU A BUSINESS MAN/WOMAN,A WORKER IN AN ORGANISATION,SELF EMPLOYED,MARR=
IED/UNMARRIED.AND YOU WANT TO BE RICH,FAMOUS,SUCCESSFUL,EXCEL IN YOUR BUSIN=
ESS ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS, HERE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO ACHIEVE WHA=
TEVER YOU WANT IN LIFE WITHOUT STRESS. THE ILLUMINATI IS WELL KNOWN ALL OVE=
R THE WORLD. AND HAS REALLY MADE GREAT IMPACT IN THE LIVE OF THOUSANDS OF P=
EOPLE 62% PERCENT OF PROSPEROUS AND LARGE COMPANIES ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE=
BACKUP FROM THE GREAT ILLUMINATI. SECRET LEADERS WHO RULES THE WORLD ARE W=
ELL KNOWN MEMBERS OF THE GREAT ILLUMINATI OF WHICH AMERICA HAS THE HIGHEST =
POPULATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GREAT ILLUMINATI WITH THE 3RD CHAMBER LEADER,,=
,,,, YOU CAN BE GREATER AND BETTER.OUR FIRST PAYMENT TO OUR MEMBERS INITIAT=
ED IS 10MILLION DOLLARS THAT IS OUR FIRST PAYMENT TO ANY OF OUR NEW MEMBERS=
INITIATED PLEASE GET BACK IF YOU WANT TO BE A MEMBER. ANY INTERESTED PERSO=
N SHOULD TEXT OR CALL US ON +19797733775

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