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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. Linda" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <freddiejohn65@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 20:31:20 +0200
Subject: //Confirmation//

Re: Transfer Confirmation



Attn: Beneficary,


Please i want to inform you that your fund was brought to our desk,of $1.8Million dollars, but it seems as you don't want to

speak or write back to us. However, One Mr tony visited my office, with a Beninios lawyer with application of claim over your

USD$1.8Million dollars with this financial institution.


Please, do confirm to us, as matter of urgency if this man is really from you so that this office will not be held esponsible

for paying wrong person. Based on board of directors meeting today, they have concluded to approve the payment on his favor

since you failed to fulfill the obligation given to you by the wire transfer Department, to process your payment. Therefore,

if you are really serious and willing to receive the first $1.8Million dollars through Diplomatic delivery, kindly get back

to us and we will work with you to complete this your long awaited fund, so you are to effect the payment processing fees so

that you will start expect your USD$1.8Million dollars via over night delivery.


Since the Payment processing fee is $890 in my concerted efforts to actualize your fund payment with the convenient time

schedule I will raise $600, so I am expecting $290 from you today. As an insider in this Financial Institution, I must assure

you that once you have provided to the Bank with their demands, they would now be under legal obligation to transfer the

funds to you within 24hours once we confirm this $290. YES you must receive the delivery within two working day, after you

have send the $290.

I will like you to co-operate with me to retrieve this legacy payment left behind than allowing the government of this

country to forfeit it. I believed it is a life time opportunity which every reasonable human-being will never allow to slip

by. We do business each day with an absolute commitment to ethics, honesty and credibility.

Please confirm asap.

Re-confirm
..........


1, Your full Name:
2, Your address:
3, Your phone/Fax:
4, Your occupation/Age:
5, Your Marital Status:


Call for confirmation today : +44 750 953 0182


EMAIL: ( lindamarie_blowers@accountant.com / barr_tonyjohnson@legislator.com )



Am waiting for your urgent response.
Mrs. Linda Blowers / Mr. Tony Peter

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