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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: "KARL DUNG." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jclover19542016@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:58:30 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY.

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY.
 
PLEASE KINDLY CONFIRM YOUR BANKING DETAILS IF ITS CORRECT AS WE HAVE INTENDED TO MAKE THE REMITTANCE WITHIN THE NEXT 72 WORKING HOURS FOR OUR DUE OUTSTANDING.
 
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR CONTACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS, EQUIVALENT TO THE SUM OF US$17,500,000.00 (SEVENTEEN MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY ) HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASE VIA KEY WIRE TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
 
HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE HAS REACHED A CONCLUSION AND A CONFIRMATION APPROVAL HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THIS PAYMENT, WE ARE WAITING FOR THE RECONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ASAP AND GET BACK TO ME VIA EMAIL AT: JCLOVER19542016@GMAIL.COM
 
1. YOUR NAME: _____________________________________________
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:______________________________________
3. YOUR TELEPHONE:_______________________________________
4. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:_____________________________
5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY CARD:____________________________
 
WAITING YOUR QUICK RESPONSE.
 
REGARDS,
 
KARL DUNG.
E-MAIL: JCLOVER19542016@GMAIL.COM
PHONE-KDI :+39 (351) 286-4087
FAX: (351) 286-4087
KARL DUNG, INC. 1230 DEXTER STREET, MILAN, MI 4816, ITALY.

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