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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: "British Crown Court" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <compensation@britishcrowncourt.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:24:16 -0700
Subject: Pending payment.

BRITISH CROWN COURT UK
Fax: +447413248161
 
 
SCAM VICTIM /3,500,000.00 USD COMPENSATION - PAYMENTS CODE:09442
Information reached our office early today regarding the pending status of your compensation payment. The transfer department of the RBS Group also stated that further delay in claiming your compensation payment would lead to cancellation of your compensation payment, so kindly contact us as soon as you receive this email message to enable us assist you on resolving this issue.
Signed
Susan Anderson ( Payment Cordinator)

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