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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. Larry Atukwa" <wu47002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: larryatukwaa@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:37:59 -0700
Subject: Your email address has been found in our Computer Central System
among the list of unpaid ($1.2 million dollars) outstanding payment

Attention:Beneficiary

Your email address has been found in our Computer Central System among
the list of unpaid ($1.2 million dollars) outstanding payment.

Thereby the government has directed an initial expense payment of
outstanding payment of ($1.2 million dollars) to 13 recipients, and
you are among the recipients to receive the expense payment of ($1.2
million dollars) scheduled to be paid between 11th of August 2021 to
11th of September 2021.

Payments are to be effected through any of these means below:

1.Master Card/Visa Card

2.Bank to Bank online transfer

Failure to indicate a receipt of this email within 72hrs will be
perceived as non acceptance of the offer and will result in your email
address been omitted from the list and your payment issued to another
recipient. Email me at (larryatukwa@gmail.com) immediately you get
this message for the follow up direction.

Mr. Larry Atukwa
Restoration Officer
Email: (larryatukwa@gmail.com)

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