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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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Fraud email example:

From: mrs Anna Gray <mrsannagray2021@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2021 16:45:40 +0100
Subject: Hello

Good Day.

My name is Mrs. Anna Gray,

I am a retired banker with one of the leading banks in Togo; I have a
transaction of Five point two million dollars ($5,200,000.00). I realized
this fund from bank excess profit after trading with the capital sum and I
deposited the funds in an escrow account. Finally I did not declare these
funds to the bank before my retirement. I am contacting you, to stand as
the beneficiary of these funds. I will give you 30% of the funds as your
commission.

I am critically ill that is why I contacted you to finalize this
transaction to enable me to have a very good medical treatment. If you are
interested, contact me indicating your full names or company name and
address. Your direct telephone and fax numbers.

My regards,

Mrs. Anna Gray.

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