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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: georgegumel3@aol.fr
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 10:09:37 -0400
Subject: REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY
Attention Please
My name is Mr. George Gumel, I am a staff working with the African Development Bank here in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso.
I want you to help me in receiving the sum of Twenty Seven Million Two Hundred thousand Dollars ($27,200,000) into your Bank Account. This fund was deposited in the bank here by a foreign customer who died accidentally alongside with his entire family members many years ago.
Nobody had asked for this fund till now please contact me through my private email
address: (gumel.george2017@yandex.com) for more details.
Mr. George Gumel.
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