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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "W. AJAHO" <solicitorwadiceajaho@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 12:35:01 +0000
Subject: Kindly contact me back and wait for more Details about this matter...
Hello My Dear,
I hope you are fine? I will not fail to bring to your notice that this
business is risk free and doesn't have any negative implication, I am
making an offer to you in relation to the death of my client, and about the
unclaimed estate valued USD$8.8 Million before his death.
Kindly contact me back and wait for more Details about this matter.
My regards,
Mr.WADICE AJAHO.
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