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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: good day <gggddd344222233@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rock.hills@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:30:50 +0100
Subject: ARE YOU ONE OF THE SCAM VICTIM OR VICTIM OF DATING ?

EU AND UN BOTH AU HAS AGREED TO COMPENSATION SCAM VICTIMS ON INTERNET
OR DATING SCAM .I WANT YOU TO CONTACT OUR PAYING BANK OFFICER WITH
THIS INFORMATION BELOW AND RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION / CHARITY FUNDS
WORTH OF FIVE POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS FROM HIM. THE CHARGES ALREADY
BEEN PAID,I HAVE INSTRUCTED HIM TO WIRE THE FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT OR ISSUE YOU A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT /ATM CARD ,YOU'RE ADVISED
TO MAKE A CHOICE. ALSO YOU'RE STRICTLY ADVICE TO REPLY ON HIS PRIVATE
EMAIL ADDRESS.

CONTACT PERSON: MR.Rocks Hills
CONTACT ADDRESS: rockhills2016@outlook.fr or atoz2020@live.com


THANKS
M.G.F.USALL

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