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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: Compliments of the day my dear friend <danielalaves009@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infoenquiry13@barid.com
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 09:27:33 -0700
Subject: Your partnership is required urgently; please confirm the receipt of
this message to my alternative e-mail: infoenquiry13@barid.com for more details

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From Mr.Daniel Alaves,
Private wealth/asset management
Address: 276, Blvd Du 13 Janvier Immeuble Fiata 1er Etage
P.O. Box 30327.
Lome, Togo
Your partnership is required urgently; please confirm the receipt of this
message to my alternative e-mail: infoenquiry13@barid.com for more details
===================================================Compliments of the day my dear friend

I want to drop you a quick note because I did not hear from you concerning
the information I sent you the other day,Please let me know if your email
is still valid,

I am Mr.Daniel Alaves , Private wealth/asset management.one of our late
client Mr.DERRICK BRUHL,from Germany who was a popularly known independent
contractor here in Lome Togo.died over coronavirus COVID-19 I contacted you
to assist me in repatriating his fund valued of (US$18.5m) Eighteen Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars into your account.I am
compelled to do this because I would not want the Finance company to push
this funds (US$18.5m)into their treasury as unclaimed inheritance.

Can I give you this financial trust as a trustee/stake holder.All i need is
your maximum cooperation and maturity to see that we finally smile together
as one in few days from now.I have put in place all necessary requirements
concerning the release of this funds and it is my intention to introduce
this opportunity to you as the beneficiary.i will appreciate your utmost
confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished.

If you are a good and honest Person i shall give you the contact of the
Finance company where the funds was Deposited for you to get in touch, for
them to release the fund to you,i will also provide you with an Application
Letter so as to claim this funds from them,if you will assure me to
maintain the level of secrecy required to receive this fund from the
Finance company knowing very well that any mismanagement of information
might hinder the successful delivery/transferring of this fund to you?
Please forward your name and address ,telephone and fax number so that i
will send all the processed legal papers obtained from the finance company
for the payment of this fund.

Tell me more about your country how good it will be to invest in your
country Cities, Such as buying of properties houses, I will appreciate your
idea and knowledge regarding this or any other profitable investment you
may suggest,please confirm the receipt of this message for more details.I
await for your urgent response including your direct cellphone number and
delivery address to complete the shipment

Yours truly
From Mr.Daniel Alaves

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