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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: "Mrs Lucia Brooks" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stephjosh817@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2019 17:07:40 -0700
Subject: Stop all transaction

Attention,

After several investigations and research at internet database we find
out you was defrauded by internet fraudsters in the hope of receiving
funds from them not knowing they are not real.Presently, we have
employed a strategy to remit sanity and vow to terminate the
activities of this fraudsters,This message is warning you not to
respond to their e-mails,letters and phone calls anymore as they are
nothing but scams.

We have security Network all over the country in view to monitor all
outgoing and incoming communication to enable us fish out and avert
all illegal and suspicious transaction both domestically and
internationally respectively.

So be very careful and stop communicating anyone henceforth,Their
interest they have is to rip-off what you have worked hard to earn.

In accordance with the criminal and other related offense, we have
been officially compel by the Senate committee on Foreign Affairs to
mapped out the sum of $4.7 Million USD from the Annual Budget to
compensate you.

We have deposited your fund at agent location where the investigation started.
Confirm your information to them so they can be sure of the person
they are paying.

Contact the payment agent office through email address below;

Contact person: Mr.Stephen Josh
Email:( stephjosh817@gmail.com )

Yours sincerely,

Mrs.Lucia Brooks
Investigation Officer.

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