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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: "Mrs. Rose George" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rsgrg888@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 17:19:28 -0700
Subject: Compensation check reward

Dear Friend,

How are you doing today?, I hope you and your family are staying safe from Covid-19?, I'm using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to my unfinished transfer of funds into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you. I want to inform you that I have successfully transfer the funds into someone else account who was capable of assisting me in this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed at the course of the transaction, I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $750,000.00. Though I'm not oblivious of the fact that you did your best in the context, although, it seems that element of doubt crept in, You were not to be blamed as there were too many circumstances that would reflect such skepticism to any reasonable being.

I have authorized my new lawyer who is now also my legal adviser to issue you international certified bank check Cash able at your bank. My dear I will like you to contact the lawyer for the collection of this international certified bank check.

The name and contact email address of my lawyer is as follows below and please make sure you send these informations while contacting him. Your full name, Current address and your telephone number so that it will be easy when sending the check to you.

Name: Barr. Richard Morgan
Email Address: rhdmcd@googlemail.com

Kindly accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.


Your Friend,

Mrs. Rose George
unibird.com/05Jun20/Fri07:30

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