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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: <gabrielle@squirrelmail.org>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 06:12:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ Pay Pal ] : don't reply to this message . =?utf-8?Q?=E2=9C=94?= #ID = 89326639018450336

PayPalservice

 

PayPalservice!

 

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Dear Member :

  • We want to inform you that your own account has been limited ! .
     We will ask you to update your information soon as possible before your account suspended in the next 24 hour .

 

Please click the button below and complete all steps to confirm all your information

 

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