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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)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin 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.
- jj3198858@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- reply via: thanks and god bless. mr. john johnson email: jj3198858@gmail.com or jj1672245@gmail.com (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. John Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jj3198858@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 06:47:30 -0800
Subject: LETS WORK TOGETHER

Dear friend,

Please accept my sincere apologies if my mail fails to meet your professional and moral Ethics, as we have not met before. Because of the evil doings of people of the world today, this has brought fear and made a lot of people not to engage in genuine business ventures

My name is Mr. John Johnson an account officer to late MR.PHILIP SANDHOFF an Importer of Textiles and Automobiles for the past Thirteen years, Mr. PHILIP SANDHOFF made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at Seventy Million United States Dollars (US$70M) in several foreign bank accounts in France.

Unfortunately MR.PHILIP SANDHOFF was one of the passengers who died with his entire family in the ill-fated plane crash involving a UTA Boeing 727 Chartered Flight that took off from Cotonou Benin Republic and crashed into Atlantic Ocean on Thursday 25th December 2003.
For further details of the Plane Crash, Please Visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm further investigations.

I need your assistance to claim this money as his distant next of kin for investment and sharing between two of us, I will present to you all the covering backing documents for your claim, the sharing ratio is 60% for me and 40% for you.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant information' of the fund.
Awaiting your urgent reply via:
Thanks and GOD bless.

Mr. John Johnson
Email: jj3198858@gmail.com OR jj1672245@gmail.com

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