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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: "THERE ARE SOME ERRORS IN YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION, PLEASE CHECK IT, CORRECT THEM AND SEND IT BACK TO" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:47:38 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT INFORMATION ERROR: THERE ARE SOME ERRORS IN YOUR PAYMEN INFORMATION, PLEASE CHECK IT, CORRECT THEM AND SEND IT BACK TO US FOR IMMEDIATE CREDIT TO

New Page 3

THERE ARE SOME ERRORS IN YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION, PLEASE CHECK IT, CORRECT THEM AND SEND IT BACK TO US FOR IMMEDIATE CREDIT TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT:


Payment information Error:

I have attached the PAYMENT INFORMATION ERROR to this below link, please download, save and run to open the file and correct all the information as appropriate and send it back to me so that we can make the payment to your bank account to day.

 

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR INVOICE FILE





Download the PAYMENT INFORMATION that has the error. We are in anticipation of the payment information now.

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