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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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Fraud email example:

From: saviabluto1970@gmail.com
Reply-To: saviabluto1971@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:49:13 +0530
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT

Calvary greetings,

Permit me to introduce my self to you,
I am Attorney Savia Bluto and a Greek by birth but based in
Canada as a practicing Counsellor, I am a counsel to Late Mr Elton
Jones who died as a diplomat in Tsunani disaster with his family,
after much investigation neihter his next of kin nor any of his
relatives were found. Late Elton Jones deposited the sum of $50m in a
bank in Canada in June 2012, and According to Canadian law which
states that"Any account that went domant for Ten years, the said
account will be confisticated by the canadian government" as a
council, it is my legal right to get someone who will stand in as
the next of kin to claim the said fund and I will arrange for the
documents to back to back it up. So if you are interested you can
right to me for other details:

Thanks in anticipation of your Co-operation.

Att. Savia Bluto
saviabluto1970@gmail.com































































































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