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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: "World Bank/IMF" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <worldbb_auditor1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 20:26:01 +0100
Subject: Scam Victims Compensation Contact Dr.Henry George For Your Atm

Dear Client,
Your name is was 10 listed name to be compensate by atm debit card valued US$1.5 Million Dollars kindly contact Dr.Henry George with your details such as your full name,address and your direct telephone number here worldbaudito1@gmail.com

Regards
Mr.Jacob Hibdon

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