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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: Ministry of Foreign Affairs <lee@eversports.com.cn>
Reply-To: <pcsalem@pcsalem.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:56:00 -0400
Subject: Your Compensation


Attention General Public,

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been made aware of various correspondences, being circulated via e-mail, from Internet web sites, and via regular mail or facsimile, falsely stating that the correspondences are issued by, or in association with the Federal Government of Nigeria and/or its officials. These scams, which may seek to obtain money and/or in many cases personal details from the recipients of such correspondence, are fraudulent.

The Federal Government of Nigeria is deeply concerned about the fraudulent use of its name and logo, which abuses the trust of The Federal Government of Nigeria supporters worldwide. Fraud is perpetrated in various ways beware!!!

The Federal Government of Nigeria wishes to warn the public at large about these fraudulent activities being perpetrated purportedly in the name of the Organization, and/or its officials, and would appreciate your bringing suspect communications to its attention.

NOTE: If you have sent money to fraudsters in Nigeria through Western Union Money Transfer or MoneyGram, forward the details below via email to Diamond Financial Services for verification and compensation.

NAME:...
COUNTRY:...

Forward the above details to: pcsalem@pcsalem.com


This Message Is From;
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Website: http://www.mfa.gov.ng

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