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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: joseph mark <josephmark2027@outlook.fr>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 08:31:16 +0000
Subject: My sincere greetings,


My sincere greetings,
My Name is Ms ROSE JOHNSON, 19 years old single girl, the only child
and daughter of late Mr & Mrs Edward Anthony a Togolese by origin,
presently i am writing to you from Togo the capital of Togo. I was
impressed when i saw your contact. i have 5.5 million US dollars which
i inherited, i will like you to assist me in the claim and transfer of
the money into your bank account and as well establish a long lasting
investment partnership with you. Can you contact me back? Waiting to
hear from you soonest.

With love.
Ms ROSE JOHNSON


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