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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Daniel Morrison <ddmba2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 07:30:03 +0000
Subject: RE: YOU ARE INVITED !!
Dear Sir/ Madam,
My name is Daniel Morrison of MORRISON SOLICITORS LLP London UK. Actually, I got your contact information from your country data directory while searching for a last name similar to my late client Dr. Rita Claudia ...., a therapist at the Budapest center for children with motor disabilities. She with his entire family with the Al Afriqiyah Flight 8U771 crashed on landing at Tripoli airport after a flight from Johannesburg 12th day of May 2010
READ THE FULL STORY: <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1277816/Libya-plane-crash-Miracle-Dutch-boy-survives-Tripoli-crash-Afriqiyah-flight.html
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