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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 loveth Richard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitednationcompensation70@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:34:19 -0000
Subject: united nation compensation.

Attn: Beneficiary,

The United Nations and United State Government in alliance with Microsoft Support,Economic Community of African Countries, We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Africa With the help of United States Government and United Nations. We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of African countries and they are in our custody, We have also been able to recover so much money from these scam artists.

The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have ordered the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among scam victims around the globe. Your email address was found in one of the scam Artists computer in our custody and you will be compensated with (US$1.5,000000.00 / One million five hundred thousand dollar). Please feel free to contact the officer in charge for your payment by responding back to this email immediately. Do get back to us via Email: unitednationcompensation70@gmail.com

Your affirmation is required. Send your Full Name:.........,Address:........, Country........., Sex:......., Age:........ and your Direct Phone Number:......... to us within twenty four hours So that we can start up the processing of your payment.



Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Loveth Richard

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