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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: "Mr. David Rodriquez" <thembotumusiime23@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

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ATTENTION:

THE UNITED NATION (U.N ) IS COMPENSATING ALL THE SCAM VICTIMS AND YOUR
EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER WAS FOUND IN THE SCAM VICTIMS LIST.
THIS FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OFFICE HAS BEEN MANDATED THE IMF TO PAY YOUR
COMPENSATION FUND TO YOU HOWEVER, WE HAVE CONCLUDED TO AFFECT YOUR OWN
PAYMENT THROUGH AN ATM MASTER CARD THE TOTAL SUM OF YOUR $8.5 MILLION
USD WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU. WE CAN NOT BE ABLE TO SEND THE PAYMENT

FURTHERMORE, YOU ARE ADVISED TO EMAIL US AS THE INSTRUCTION WAS PASSED
THAT WITHIN 24 HOURS WITHOUT HEARING FROM YOU, CONSIDER YOUR PAYMENT
CANCELED.BELOW LISTED MANAGING DIRECTOR'S OFFICE OF THE RELEASE ORDER:
EMAIL THEM VIA redacted@domain.name) THIS IS INFORMATION
NEEDED FOR THE DELIVERY, YOUR HOME ADDRESS IS NEEDED TOO OK DON'T
FORGET TO RECONFIRM IT.

FIRST NAME*:..............................
LAST NAME*:...............................
STATE OF ORIGIN*: ........................
OCCUPATION: ............................
PHONE NUMBER*:............................
AGE*........................

YOURS IN SERVICE
Mr. David Rodriquez

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