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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: =?utf-8?q?Mr=2E_Paul_Harry?= <mrpaulharry011@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 23:32:43 +0200
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Hello_My_Dear_Friend=2C?=

Hello My Dear Friend,

With due respect to your person and much sincerity of purpose, It’s my pleasure to write you today, I am Mr. Paul Harry I work in a bank. and I get your contact from internet search I hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that am about to repose in you for the benefit of our both families am in need of your help as a foreigner to transfer Ten Million Three Hundred and Fifty thousand Usd ($10.350 Million) into your account, risk is completely %100 free.

Please I will like you to keep this proposal as a top secret or delete it from your mail box, if you are not interested. Also note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned sum, if you agree to transact this business with me, while 60% will be for me. I will give you full details of this transaction immediately you notify me your interest by sending your data. Waiting for your early response & you can only reply me on my private email address (mrpaulharry011@outlook.com )

Your Full Name.
Your Country.
Your Age.
Phone Number


Waiting for your urgent response.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Paul Harry,

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