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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: "Lisa Robinson" <""@bgrlogistics.id>
Reply-To: fndtlisa@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:11:48 +0800
Subject: Re:


Hello, be informed that you have been selected to benefit from my charity p=
roject aimed at touching lives as God has blessed me. The sum of $1,200,000=
=2E00 has been donated to you.

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This electronic mail and/or any files transmitted with it may contain confidential or copyright information of PT. Bhanda Ghara Reksa (Persero). If you are not an intended recipient, you must not keep, forward, copy, use, or rely on this electronic mail. If you have received this electronic mail in error, please reply to this message and follow with its deletion. Finally, you should check this electronic mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. PT. Bhanda Ghara Reksa (Persero) accepts no liability for any damages caused by any viruses transmitted by this electronic mail. Surat elektronik ini dan/atau file apa pun yang dikirimkan dapat berisi informasi rahasia atau hak cipta dari PT. Bhanda Ghara Reksa (Persero). Jika Anda bukan penerima yang dituju, Anda tidak boleh menyimpan, meneruskan, menyalin, menggunakan, atau mengandalkan surat elektronik ini. Jika Anda telah menerima surat elektronik ini karena kekeliruan, balas pesan ini dan ikuti dengan penghapusannya.
Anda har
us memeriksa surat elektronik ini dan lampirannya untuk keberadaan virus. PT. Bhanda Ghara Reksa (Persero) tidak bertanggung jawab atas segala kerusakan yang disebabkan oleh virus yang ditularkan melalui surat elektronik ini.=0A

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