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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: Robert Sweeting <robsweeting56@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:48:13 -0700
Subject:

Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Robert Sweeting from the USA, a construction Engineer
residing in Togo for construction work. I was admitted to hospital in
regards to Covid19 and I have lost my family because of this sickness
so I decided to donate all I have $3.5 Million to help others in the
same case I am facing because the doctor said that I will not survive
it,
please contact me for more details immediately.
Sincerely,
Robert Sweeting

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