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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 MALICK <bolter335@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsambamalick@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 03:32:13 +0200
Subject: Dear lucky winner,

Dear lucky winner,

National lottery commission in conjunction with the FIRE LOTTO COMPANY
organization in poverty alleviation program has today drawn winning
lottery global awards in the regional and national centers .we are also
writing to let you know that after the final draw your email emerges as the
winner award price of 2.6 million united states dollars. Consequently the
said amount has been converted into Visa card and deposited in the custody
of security company for safety as directed by the FIRE LOTTO COMPANY.

Contact Barrister Marcel Cremer through his email here (
barristercremer@gmail.com ) to claim your winning fund with your details as
follow : your full name, your country, your home address and your phone
number.

Sincerely
Mr. Malick Samba.

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