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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mail Service <noreply@admin.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2015 01:03:25 +0000
Subject: Re-validate Your Mailbox Immediately [Final Warning!!!]


Dear Valued Customer

A termination request was received from your mailbox account, your mailbox
will be terminated after 24 hours.

Your mailbox is almost full. Please use the activate link below to restart
your email.  

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Current size
           
Maximum size

 
Your mailbox will be closed if you reach the maximum memory limit.
 
Kindly click activate[1] to add more MB to your mailbox.
 
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