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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: "Mr.Jasper Draper" <jasperdraper00011@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 19:46:42 +0300
Subject: Get Back To Me...

Dear Friend,

It is my pleasure to let you know that I am in position of $25 Million US Dollars which is be deposited in a security firm. I would be interested if you help me make the claim of this funds due to my present situation and deal on it with required integrity to deliver.

It is purely a deal and completely secured without any risk involved. This deal must be completed with a foreign collaborator that is why I am powerless on my own therefore have no option than to make this secret contact to you. If you are interested to engage is an exclusively risk-free deal, then let me know as quickly as you can and I will brief you more. Reply on this Email: jasperdraper00011@gmail.com

Regards,
Jasper Draper
jasperdraper00011@gmail.com

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