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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: "Prince Harry Of Wales" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <prince.harry@socialworker.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 18:58:01 +0700
Subject: Charity Work !!!!

My Name is Prince Harry of Wales, KCVO, commonly known as Prince Harry, the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Diana. I was born on 15 September 1984. I was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Windsor Castle on 21 December 1984.
 
I am very happy to choose you as my friend, my friend don't choose me, Tell me about your relationship with God?? What do you believe spiritually? (as far as what it takes to get to heaven). And i would like to choose my patron all over the world, who will help me look after the charity home's, because i am not a free man, always busy with some other charity home, all over the world.
 
I want to also use this time to choose some of my loyal member's who i can trust with me at all time. I need someone that will always stand by the truth and someone that i will take alone with me to other Charity home's all over the world to see that we reach the life's of the Poor and the Homeless kids this year.
 
My dear friend i want you to prove your honesty to me by Donating to those kids out there.One of the charity home called me recently asking for my help in building them School which i have on going project, i would like to put all my fans to join hands with me for the growth.
 
Here is the Email of the Charity Home which have not come up to standard,that i would like you as my friend to join hands with me in building then a School Contact the Director via (director1@safrica.com) and ask him on how you could Donate to the growth of the Charity Home.
 
http://stmarycharityhome.wixsite.com/page
 
My Regards
Prince Harry of Wales.

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