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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. Julie Leech." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <j.leeh795@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2016 02:53:54 +0100
Subject: ==+*>Kindly Accept My Warmest Congratulation<*+===

Greetings To You And Your Family,

I am Julie Leech winner of power-ball lottery game 2015 of the sum of $310.5m. I just commenced my charity donation scheme and am willing to give out cash grant of US$950,000.00 each to (7) Lucky international recipients worldwide.You received this message because you have been listed as one of my (7) lucky winner in my charity donation.

My aim is to raise the living standards of people across the world. This may be a surprise to you or a joke or hoax to you due to the scams in the internet this days, please have no doubt as this is very real. To confirm the legitimacy of my winning Prize, you may visit my web page below

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/06/winner-of-3105-million-powerball-ticket-to-speak-to-media.html

After your confirmation, please respond to this message with your full names and your contact address for more details on how to receive your cash grant.

Kindly accept my warmest Congratulations.
Warm Regards,
Mrs. Julie Leech.

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