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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: "Arsenal Soccer School" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@arssoccerschool.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 21:46:56 -0400
Subject: 2018 Weekend Soccer Course

IRS

2018 Soccer Camp Courses
Good day,

This is to bring to your attention that the Arsenal Soccer School will be organizing weekend Soccer Camps in 5 locations around you for Boys and Girls from the ages of 4 to 20 years.

This is a great opportunity for young soccer stars to learn how to play soccer The Arsenal Way from our own UEFA certified coaches and they also get the opportunity to get a Certificate of completion.

For more information and to register, kindly reply to us with your Full name, Email Address, City and Country and we will get back to you.

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