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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: "Mrs. Sarah Gugen" <pe.sd.s@aol.de>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:13:10 -0400
Subject: REPLY ME URGENT FOR YOUR ATM,


my name is Mrs. Sarah Gugen. Atm Card Customer Service Care in Central bank of burkina faso Bceao. your name apear in the list of foreigners that has not yet received there fund. which the United Nation and the Swiss World bank instructed the Central Bank Governor to transfer all foreigners fund to them by every means Through Atm Visa Card to them or bank to bank immediately. meanwhile your name has already register in the Atm Card onworld files among the rightful beneficiary fund owner with the sum of Usd $3,700,000.00. Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars) please, as soon as you received your fund don't forget me. i'm waiting very urgent to hear from you and i don't want the Central bank to know that inform you of this please, i know the bank will contact you very soon but i don't know when Exactly. get back to me to enable me send you the information.


Best Regards
Mrs. Sarah Guwan

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