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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- jmensa210@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Joseph <info@aerobona.com>
Reply-To: <jmensa210@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:36:39 +0000
Subject: Hello

Greetings, please forgive my approach, I'm Joseph Mensah. I wish to discuss a lucrative business that I know will interest you. It is genuine, stress free and highly profitable, kindly respond to my private email so i can provide you with detailed information: jmensa210@gmail.com

Hoping to read from you soonest.
NOTIFICACION DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD: La informaciÃ³n contenida en este mensaje es confidencial y restringida, y estÃ¡ sujeta a restricciones y sanciones legales con relaciÃ³n a su divulgaciÃ³n sin autorizaciÃ³n del remitente u otro uso, y estÃ¡ destinada Ãºnicamente para el uso de la(s) persona(s) arriba indicada(s) y otras que hayan sido especÃficamente autorizadas para recibirla. Se le notifica que estÃ¡ estrictamente prohibida cualquier difusiÃ³n, distribuciÃ³n o copia de este mensaje. Si ha recibido esta comunicaciÃ³n o copia de este mensaje por error, o si hay problemas en la transmisiÃ³n, favor de comunicarse con el remitente inmediatamente retornando el e-mail y deberÃ¡ borrar de su sistema la informaciÃ³n recibida y sus anexos. El contenido de esta comunicaciÃ³n electrÃ³nica no se considera oferta o acuerdo de voluntades, salvo que sea suscrito por firma autÃ³grafa del representante legal de la CompaÃ±Ãa. Los datos personales enviados y recibidos a travÃ©s de este medio electrÃ³nico, estÃ¡n protegidos de acuerdo a la ley.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message (including attachments) contains information which may be confidential and/or legally privileged. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message or from any attachments that were sent with this email. If you have received this email message in error, please advise the sender by email and delete the message. Unauthorized disclosure and/or use of information contained in this email may result in civil and criminal liability. The content of this email message should not be construed as an offer, proposal or agreement of any kind unless signed by the company's legal representative. Personal data sent and received via this email, are protected according to the law.

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