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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 Oscar Ben <brianscoott12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sylviasy32@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:17:04 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

--
Hope all is well with you. I am writing to inform you that the reason
why you did not receive you $4.8M USD for a while is that we lost your
contact and it was on Friday morning last week
that we found your payment form in our office and from there we got
your email address to reach you now. After the last meeting held with
the Federal Ministry of Finance concerning this matter, The Finance
Minister gave order to transfer your fund through Money Gram money
transfer $5000.00 2 times per day that means you will be receiving
$10,000.00 each day until your payment is over.

Remember to send your information to avoid wrong transfer such as:
1. Full name .........
2. Country............
3. Contact Address....
4. Telephone Number ..
5. Marital Status ....
6. Occupation ........
7. Company ...........
8. Age................

Best Regards contact Name Mr Oscar Ben CEO. MONEY GRAM

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