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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: Rose Adeh <radeh18799@gmail.com>
Reply-To: radeh8799@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 18:27:59 +1200
Subject: email me back.

Please do accept my apologies i do not wish to invade your privacy ,I
had written an earlier mail to you but with a reply, In my first mail i
said about my late client who bears the same surnames with you .Since
his death i have received several letters from his bank were he made a
deposit of $27.5Million before his death, the bank has asked me to
provide his next of kin or any of his relatives who can make a claim to
his funds or it will be confiscated by the bank as i could locate any of
his relatives hence i contacted you for this claim since you have the
same surname with him.Upon your response i will give you further details
and the procedure of everything ,Waiting for your reply soonest, Kindly
reply to my email : radeh8799@gmail.com
Regards,
Rose Adeh

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