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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: sandra ghazi <monica@fidelix.co.kr>
Reply-To: <sandraghazi10@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 08:49:04 -0700
Subject: Good New's

Hello dear .
Its me Miss Sandra the girl who you wanted to help about my late fathers fund which i was the next of kin to the fund when i was in the refugee camp.
How are you today? I am happy to inform you about my success in getting my funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Denmark, now I'm in Denmark for investment projects with my new Partner. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to help me. therefore, I want you to get in contact with rev Father John Rolaha in St Joseph Catholic Church Cotonou, with his, email address Below,

Email ==== ( revjohnrolaha@gmail.com )

Phone==== +22999965272

Ask him to send you the Bank draft cheque value ($550,000 U.S Dollars ) Five hundred and fifty thousand U.S. dollars which i kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and try to help; I appreciate your efforts at that time very much. so contact him and instruct him where to send the valid Draft cheque to you. please let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy together after all the sufferings of the time. right now, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which I and my new partner have at hand, so feel free to get in touch with rev Father John Rolaha for your valid Draft Cheque of $250,000 USD.

Thanks You.
Sandra Ghazi.

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