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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: payment office <mvm@uni-altai.ru>
Reply-To: mbestella@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 13:12:17 -0500
Subject: PAYMENT OFFICE



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HELLO DEAR
How are you doing today with your family? Well what is holding you in
sending the required $105 only that you have been asked to send for
immediate releasing of your payment of $5000, send the required $105
immediately together with your receiving information such as your full
names and address, age and direct phone number, so that we don’t make
any mistake in transferring your first $5000 that we have already sent
to you.
Contact Person: MBE STELLA
Email Address: mbestella@hotmail.com

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