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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: robert <robertanderson00003@gmail.com>
Reply-To: robertandersonhappy1@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 05:29:48 -0700
Subject:

Dear friend,
My name is Bar.robert anderson I am an attorney and a private
account manager to my late client. In the Year 2013, my client by name
Mr. Carlos, passed away,The reason why I contacted you is because you
bear the same last name with the deceased, and I can present you as
the beneficiary and next of kin to my late client funds then you will
stand as his next of kin and claim the funds. leaving behind a cash
inheritance of Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars (US$20.500,000,00).My late client and bosom friend grew up in
a "Motherless Babies Home". He had no family, no beneficiary nor next
of kin to the inheritance Funds left behind at the Bank.
You should contact me through my private email address:
robertandersonhappy1@gmail.com
Best Regards,
Bar. robert anderson

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