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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: Attorney Dennis Damate <yuen@cometgroup.com.cn>
Reply-To: <attorney.ddamate@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:46:58 -0700
Subject: Vital Information For You

Good Day My Dear,

This message will be the last notification that I will send to you as my earlier letters sent to you through Post Office was returned undelivered. Hence I decided to reach you via email because this information needs urgent attention.

I'm contacting you because of my deceased client who died in 2014, and the management of the Bank has issued me a notice to provide an extended next of kin of the deceased who deposited a sum of US $25 Million ( Twenty Five Million United States Dollars) or have the account confiscated within the next 31 banking days.

I am the personal attorney, and will be disappointed if the labor of my client is confiscated. Since you bear the same surname and may be an extended member of the family, i want you to kindly get back to me for verification process with the following information's for appraisal to my e-mail address to enable me compare pass it on to the board of directors of the Bank for approval on your behalf so we can receive this funds for our future benefits.

1. Your full names
2. Current address
3. Telephone and Fax numbers
4. Date of Birth.
5. Country of Origin

I wait for your response to enable me expedite every legal action to this effect.

I will assist you in any possible way that i can to enable you receive the total sum deposited, with accumulated interest.

I feel you will appreciate my effort giving you my kind assistance.

Yours sincerely.


Attorney Dennis Damate
Email: attorney.ddamate@outlook.com
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本邮件及其附件含有科密集团的保密信息，仅限于发送给上面地址中列出的个人或群组。请接收者注意保密，未经发件人书面许可，不得向任何第三方组织和个人透露本邮件所含信息的全部或部分。如果您错收了本邮件，请您立即通知发件人并删除本邮件！
This e-mail and its attachments contain confidential information from Comet, which is intended only for the person or entity whose address is listed above. Recipients named above are obligated to maintain secrecy，and they are not permitted to disclose the total or partial contents of this e-mail to others besides the sender's written permission. If you receive this e-mail in error, please inform the sender immediately and delete it. Thank you.

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