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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: "Mr. Richard Fisher" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fishricher@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 10:11:18 -0500
Subject: Your Consent is Needed


Este mensaje y sus anexos está dirigido para ser usado por su(s) destinatario(s) exclusivamente y puede contener información confidencial y/o reservada protegida legalmente. Si usted no es el destinatario, se le notifica que cualquier distribución o reproducción del mismo, o de cualquiera de sus anexos, está estrictamente prohibida. Si usted ha recibido este mensaje por error, por favor notifíquenos inmediatamente y elimine su texto original, incluidos los anexos, o destruya cualquier reproducción del mismo. Las opiniones expresadas en este mensaje son responsabilidad exclusiva de quien las emite y no necesariamente reflejan la posición institucional de Granportuaria S.A. ni comprometen la responsabilidad institucional por el uso que el destinatario haga de las mismas. Este mensaje ha sido verificado con software antivirus. En consecuencia, Granportuaria S.A. no se hace responsable por la presencia en él, o en sus anexos, de algún virus que pueda generar daños en los equipos o programas del destinatario.
This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended for use by the addressee(s) named herein only and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately, permanently delete the original including attachments, and destroy any copy or printout thereof. The opinions contained in this message are the sole responsibility of the individual person who gives them and do not either necessarily reflect the institutional policy of Granportuaria S.A. on the subject, or involve corporate responsibility for any use of them by the addressee(s). This message has been checked with antivirus software; therefore, Granportuaria S.A. is not liable for the presence of any virus in the message or in its attachments that causes or may cause damage to the recipient's equipment or software.


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