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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: "Mrs. Katherine Beyer" <info@apx.org>
Reply-To: kathy19091@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 20:32:11 +0800
Subject: I seek your consent




Hello, I am Mrs Kathrine Beyer, I came across your email and I was moved
by the spirit to contact you. You have been called and chosen to serve
humanity and in all my years on this earth, I have no doubt that even
though spiritual matters are beyond human comprehension, it should not be
joked with. It was revealed to me that you have got the qualities needed
to run this proposed Not-for-profit project which will be primarily
focused on mother and child health care. This project will be financed
fully by the life savings of me and my late husband Mr David Beyer. Please
make sure you contact me if you are interested in giving back to this
generation through your selfless service. And do note that labor of love
will not be in vein as I have directed my bank that should you accept to
run this organization, 10% of all assets (fixed and current) be allocated
to you, though terms and conditions do apply. If you are interested please
do not hesitate to contact me so that I can tell you more about myself and
all you need to know about this project. Remain blessed with love.

Kind Regards,


Mrs. Kathrine Beyer

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