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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "tax fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- oluolu330@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FBI AND HOMELAND SECURITY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oluolu330@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:25:34 -0700
Subject: HELLO

Alexis Holmes Papa & Chambers
Barristers, Solicitors & Notaries Public

Attn:

Allow me to introduce myself, I am Barrister Alexis Holmes Papa and i am
your assigned fiduciary agent.

After a thorough investigations and research at some financial agencies,
regarding their past transaction history. We found your name in their
database, among those whom have sent/transferred money through them to
some of the suspects on our watch list and this proves that you have
truly been swindled by those unscrupulous persons by sending your hard
earned money to them. In the course of getting one fund or the other
that is not real. Right now we are working hand in hand with the proper
authorities to track every fraudsters and bring them to justice in due
time.

You are strongly advised to desist and not to respond to any of their
further communications any longer as they are scammers and you should be
very careful to avoid being a victim to fraudsters any longer because they
have nothing to offer you but to rip-off what you have worked earnestly
hard to earn. Instead you should forward their messages to me.

In this regard a meeting was held between the Homeland Security, FBI and
the Interpol as a consequence of our investigations it was agreed that
the sum of seven Hundred and Fifty thousand US Dollars (US$750,000.00)
should be rewarded to you out of the funds that Federal Government has
retrieved from their governments and set aside as a compensation to
everyone who have by one way or the other sent money to fraudsters in the
past.

***Please note that we will no longer be liable for any loss, cost or
expense whatsoever, suffered or incurred by you in connection with the
fraudsters.

Be warned!

Your compensation funds has been deposited with EastWatch Commercial Bank in the
United States. We have submitted your details to them so that your fund
can be transferred to you. We have paid the Registration and Tax fees and
for security reasons we have also insured your fund to avoid
misappropriation.

Barrister Alexis Holmes Papa
Email: oluolu330@gmail.com

Kindly acknowledge the receipt of this email and advice ASAP

Yours sincerely,
Barrister Alexis Holmes Papa
Investigation Officer.
YOURS IN-LAWFUL SERVICE

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privileged. Any views or opinion expressed are solely those of the sender
and do not necessarily represent the sender . If

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take any action upon its contents. It this e-mail has been sent to you in
error, please notify the sender immediately.

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