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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: Mrs.FAITH Anderson <howardgacoius@23frinkfile1.sg.tn>
Reply-To: <927477207@qq.com>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 04:21:15 -0400
Subject: FaceBook Payment Award though Western Union

We concluded to award your facebook user account as FB lucky winner of Three million One Hundred Thousand dollars Facebook Official Promo though WESTERN UNION
payment system 2016. Which you will start receiving sum amount of five thousand dollar
every morning until the total fund of three million one hundred thousand payment will be completed.
Contact Mr. Howard Ben . Through E-mail: 927477207@qq.com , & Telephone:+234 -704-6043-622 (Your wining code:#FBWU0234) Tell him to
release your($5000 USD) dollar payment daily . REPLY WITH THIS INFORMATION FOR YOUR CLAIM:
1, FULL NAME:…………………………
2,COUNTRY/STATE:…………………………
3,ADDRESS/ZIP CODE:…………………………
4,CURRENT TELEPHONE:…………………………
5, AGE:……………………………
6, YOUR FACEBOOK NAME:…………………………
My dear get back to my office once your total fund is collected completed! ...FROM WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
NIGERIA REPUBLIC PROMO CENTER, God blesses.
Facebook office center Wester Africa Abuja Nigeria PROMO.
FAITHFUL
Mrs.FAITH Anderson

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