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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: CHINEDU FROM INDIA <britishtelecomsemaildraws2010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: chinedubest677@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 20:11:14 +0530
Subject: My name is Chinedu. I live in India

MY BRODA WE CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH ONE LOVE,MY NAME IS( UCHENNA ) AM
FROM IMO STATE,I JUST RECEIVED YOUR 4MAT IN MY BOX SO I DECIDED TO
REPLY YOU TO ENABLE ME INFORM YOU THAT AM ALSO A GUYMAN AND I LIVE
HERE IN INDIA,I BASED ON COME AND CARRY,EMPLOYMENT,( ONLINE BANKING
ONLY INDIAN CLIENTS ONLY) I HAVE GOOD INDIA AZA,I ALSO HAVE BANGLADESH
AZA, EUROPEAN AZA, SRI LANKA AZA,BRAZIL AZA, INCASE YOU HAVE GOOD
CLIENT THAT WANT TO PAY JUST FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME,KINDLY ADD ME VIA
MY PRIVATE WHATS-APP CONTACT ( +918929735348) I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK

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