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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: "MR THOMAS BAILEY" <support@indobcm.com>
Reply-To: bbaileythoma@mail.com.tr
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:44:51 +0300
Subject: FROM MR THOMAS BAILEY


My Dear Friend, It is my humble pleasure to solicit your strictest confide=
nce in this transaction. My name is: MR THOMAS BAILEY, the financial contro=
ller of RIX Petroleum Scotland Ltd. UK. I am the officer in-charge of offsh=
ore remittances to contractors / beneficiaries. We are seeking your assista=
nce to transfer the sum of Thirty Seven Million, Three Hundred Thousand Dol=
lars (US$27,300,000.00) to your account for private investment. This amount=
accrued from an over-invoiced contract amount for the construction of an O=
il Refinery Sub- stations from 2012 to 2015 to expatriate companies. The co=
ntract was originally valued for One Hundred and Twenty Million United Stat=
es Dollar US$120,000,000.00) but we over-invoiced the figure to read $157,3=
00,000.00. Therefore, we have perfected plans to quickly TRANSFER the extra=
US$37,300,000.00 to your bank account. This contract has been completely e=
xecuted and the original contractors have been paid all their contract bill=
s less this $37,300,000.00 through Royal Bank of Scotland and Hermes Bank L=
imited. We shall forward your personal details to the legal department of t=
he Bank for the payment process of the balance US$37.3 Million. Be rest ass=
ured that all modalities are set for smooth execution of this viable transa=
ction. This transaction is 100% risk free, and requires absolute confidenti=
ality. You must do this transaction alone! Awaiting your TOP URGENT Respons=
e today. MR. BAILEY THOMAS Email: bbaileythoma@mail.com.tr

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