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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "anti-terrorist certificate" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "interpol office" <info@info.com>
Reply-To: kbrown.interpol@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 21:20:50 -0800
Subject: INTERPOL INTERVENTION

ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM We hereby confirm that the diplomatic luggage belonging=
to You was registered in the name of Stephen Wallace is in our custody. Th=
e luggage was detained at Dubai international Airport, United Arab Emirate =
and was designated to be delivered to you in your home town. The reason the=
luggage was detained was because of the cash of 10,000,000 million United =
States dollars found inside and because there was no anti-terrorist certifi=
cate attached to it. Without the anti-certificate the luggage cannot be del=
ivered to you. The money in the luggage will be totally confiscated if the =
anti-terrorist certificate is not procured. The total cost of procuring the=
anti-terrorist certificate is 1,300 usd. We already liaising with Alicia Z=
ikri of Today Express and we have agreed to grant an extension until 13th f=
ebruary, 2020. We have taken the money out of the luggage and it is now und=
er our protective custody in a safe deposit. The attached pictures is the s=
afe deposit. Contact us today on how to make the payment, as recommended. Y=
ours faithfully, Kelvin Brown INTERPOL General Secretariat +17472339127
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