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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: "David Marius" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidmarius11@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 16:02:28 +0200
Subject: Can I trust you?

Dear Friend,

I am David Marius, I want to share with you a business offer that will be of mutual benefit to both of us. A deceased client of mine, that shares the same last name as yours, died in Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on the 11th March 2011. Before his death, he had a deposit of Twenty One Million, seven hundred thousand United States Dollars with the Bank and they have asked me to provide a next of kin. My proposal is that you allow to be presented for this role to claim my late client's estate with the bank.

Kindly reconfirm your personal data below:

First Name.............
Surname Name:..........
Country Origin:........

Regards,
David Marius

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