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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: "Lyon Sandra" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fredbrown0109@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:08:26 -0300
Subject: URGENT

You are among the 500 lucky winners awarded the sum of $1,200,000.00 USD on the IMF/World bank compensation to Scam victims , stop contacting any office you have been dealing with because you are been scammed , email Mr. Fred Brown fredbrown0109@gmail.com or call/text +1 678 829 8533. with your number address and full name . Regards Lyon Sandra.

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