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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: "Mark Mayor" <test249@turkfinans.com.tr>
Reply-To: mayormarlon61@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:26:26 +0100
Subject: Hello Good Day..

Hello Good Day,

Are you a business-minded person, can you uphold financial transaction with utmost secrecy, sincerity, and seriousness? Your ability to respond and co-operate with me will be the beginning of more good financial deals between us.
My late client left no will, As his personal lawyer, was commissioned by his bank to search for relatives to whom the money left behind could be paid.

I have been looking for his relatives for the past 3 months continuously without success. Now I explain why I need your support. The transfer of funds to your account shall be lawfully executed with respect to the wire regulatory ethics guiding the transfer of huge funds from one country to another.
Due to the confidential nature of this financial deal.

Sincerely,
Marlon Mayor
Email:mayormarlon61@gmail.com

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