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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: "MRS. SHARON JULIANAH" <sponsorsclaimoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 18:36:04 +0800
Subject: I HAVE A DEAL OF $100,000,000. TO SHARE WITH YOU.


From Chief Mrs.SHARON JULIANAH



Dear Good Friend.



I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Indonesia.
Presently I am in Indonesia for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn’t forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow.
Now contact my secretary in Benin Republic, his name is Paul Edward.



From Chief Mrs.SHARON JULIANAH

Email: sponsorsclaimoffice@gmail.com



Phone +1(434)2852348 , Contact him and ask him to send you the total of
$50.000.000.00{ Fifty Million United States Dollars} which I kept for your
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciate your
efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my
Secretary Paul Edward and instruct him where to send the amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the suffering at that time. Do send to Paul Edward, your
contact details.



Your Full Names…...........................................



You’re Address…..............................................



Cell Phone Number…........................................



Your occupation................................................



Your Age….....................................................



To enable him to submit your details to my paying bank. Central Bank of
West African States (BCEAO) to wire your compensation money to your
nominated bank account/Bank Check or they can send to you an authorized
bank atm master card to your address for you to withdraw the money from any
bank atm machine in your country.



In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which
me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money,
so feel free to get in touch with Paul Edward he will send the amount to
you without any delay.



Thanks and God bless you.

Sent from my iPhone.

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