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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: Prisca Gross <racoker@mofed.gov.sl>
Reply-To: prisca.gros@email.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:43:06 +0000
Subject:

Hello,
My name is Prisca Gross. I have a business proposal for you. I am
seeking for your partnership and coperation to transfer and invest Ten
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($10.500,000.00) in your base.
I am the daughter of the late Chief Thomas Gross. My father was a
businessman and financial investor before he was assassinated during
his business trip. Though his sudden death was linked or rather
suspected to have been masterminded by my uncle who travelled with him
at that time.

After my late father's burial, my late father's lawyer secretly called
me in his office and handed over to me all my late father's documents
which proves that my late father deposited a sum of Ten Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($10.500,000.00) in a bank. I am seeking for
your partnership and coperation to transfer and invest the money in
your base.

If you are interested, please contact me immediately in my private
email for more details. E-mail: prisca.gros@email.com

Thanks
Prisca
Thank you and GOD BLESS YOU



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