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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 James W <jameswinfred289@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jeffnicolas1986@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2021 00:58:23 +0100
Subject: ATTN:BENEFICIARY

ATTN:BEGUNSTIGDE

Uw ATM-master is geregistreerd bij DHL, uw ATM-KAART Met Bedrag
van $ 800.000 is onder DHL Courier Company met registratiecode van
Verzendcode Awb 33xzs).

neem contact met uw informatie zoals, uw naam, uw adres,
Land en uw telefoonnummer:
Contactpersoon: Jeff Nicolas
E-mail: jeffnicolas1986@gmail.com

Ik heb betaald voor de verzekering. Vergoeding De enige vergoeding die
u gaat; betalen is hun Security Keeping-vergoeding van 100 Euro en uw
geldautomaat
wordt bij u afgeleverd binnen 48 uur Vermeld het registratienummer Dat
is Awb
33xzs

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