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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. R.K" <lafigov@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rk.ubagroupbf@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 10:46:50 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION TO THIS PROPOSAL.

Dear Recipient;

Please for your information: this proposal is NEVER a SCAM. I repeat
myself this proposal is not a scam. Please can your bank account
receives (€7.2Million Euro) without any restriction in crediting the
fund to your account?

Do you have an account or could provide an account that can receive
(€7.2Million Euro) for a determined Humanitarian Aid Project which a
philanthropist has determined to do in your country?

Please if your account could receive it; reply me at your earliest
convenient for full details of the proposal and the Source of the
fund.

P.S: You might receive this message in your inbox; spam or junk
folders depending on your web host or server network. I will be
waiting for your reply.

Sincerely Yours
MR. RICHARD KAFANDO

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