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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrkayade.bola@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ALEX <alnico.company@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrkayade.bola@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 20:37:46 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS

Dear Friend,

I'm sorry but happy to inform you about my success in getting those
funds worth five million five hundred thousand
USD($5.5mUSD) transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from
Vietnam, though I tried my best to involve you
in the business but God decided the whole situations.

Presently I’m in Vietnam for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your
past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds
despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in Nigeria, hisname is Mr.Kayade Bola on his
e-mail address below mrkayade.bola@yahoo.co.uk
Ask her to send you the total Sum of $2,500,000.00 [VISA CARD] which I
kept for your compensation for all the past efforts
and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts
at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched
with my secretary Mr Kayade Bola and instruct her where to send the
amount to you. Please do let me know immediately
you receive it so that we can share joy after all the stress at that time.

In the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects
which I and the new partner are having at hand,

finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on
your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to

get in touch with Mr Kayade Bola and he will send the amount to you
without any delay okay. Extend my greetings to

your family.

My Best regards
yours brother
Alex Dozie

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