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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: "Mr. Colins Aguh" <info@office.org>
Reply-To: colinsaguh775@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 03:30:10 -0700
Subject: Our institution has been mandated to effect a payment to you

Dear Friend,

Our institution has been mandated to effect a payment to you; based on a pending transaction in your name, which we are about to pay you, we will like to know, if you are interested in completing this transaction or authorize us to cancel or revert this payment.

If you are interested; do not hesitate to contact us. We would be happy to help you.

Please reconfirm to us the following; Name, Address, Phone, Profession, Age and Marital status:

Thanks for Your Cooperation.

Kind regards
Mr.Colins Aguh

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