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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: Tiffany Williams <llmtffn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Tiffany Williams <williamstiffany539@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:09:32 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re:Dear In One God, I greet you with the love and peace of God Almighty, please permit me to intrude into your privacy without knowing me, my names are Mrs Maria Gomes who resides in Abidjan city of Ivory Coast, i have a confidential and important project for God's work, a donation of Four Million Five Hundred Thousand American Dollars ($4.5. Million), the project is 100% free from risk or problem, i will appreciate to receive your respond if you are interested and willing to support me realize the divine


Ms Tiffany Williams

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