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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 next of kin scam.
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.
- md.andrewazazi@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Assistant" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <schachterlawfirm34@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:56:17 -0000
Subject: Good day

Good day

I am Mr. Andrew Schachter; I work with the Audit department of a bank here in my country. I have an urgent and very profitable business proposition for you and me. Which I would like you to stand as the appointed heir to my deceased client Who made fixed deposit valued at £11.3 Million Great British Pounds Only here in our bank, He died in 2009 with his family Members without any registered next of kin and the funds now has an open beneficiary mandate.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin and beneficiary of my deceased client so that the proceeds of this account valued at £11.3 Million Great British Pounds can be paid to you, so we can share the amount on a mutually agreed Percentage of 45% for me 45% for you while the other 10% will be set aside for any expense considered while the entire transaction.

The legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin will be provided to you as we proceed. All I require is your honest Cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will legally protect you from any breach of the law. Get back to me immediately for more details and please reply to my private email (md.andrewazazi@hotmail.com) and if you read this legal notification and you are not interested please do not respond.

Yours Faithfully;

Andrew Schachter

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