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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:

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 "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- rev.wilsonduke@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Info Sealed <info.me020@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Info Sealed <barley.sonia@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:01:14 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Partner

Dear Partner,

I am very sorry for the delay in responding to your mails. I had a little internet problem but it is over now and I am glad I finally got hold of you. I lost so many emails but I am trying to gather as many as I can though with lot's of mix up. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from UAE.

Presently Iâ€™m in Greece for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my Reverend , his name is
Rev. Wilson Duke and his email address is rev.wilsonduke@gmail.com

Ask him to assist you send the total amount of $1.2 M (One Million Two Hundred Thousand dollars) Which will be credited in an ATM card, which I deposited for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my Pastor Rev. Wilson Duke as I directed you. I am very busy here in UAE because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I have forwarded instructions to my Pastor on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with him.

Best Regards,
Sister Sania.

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