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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. Adams Lowe" <mrselisabeth.allian@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adamslowe58@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:53:41 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

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Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. Adams Lowe, A banker by Profession and currently a
Director of Finance Auditing and Accounting Unit in my Bank, which the
name will be given to you as soon as you respond for security reasons.
I am searching for a reputable and reliable person to help me claim
the sum of $75 Million United States Dollars, Deposited in our Bank by
one of our customers who died with his wife and two children on the
21st day of April 2011 in a car crash.

Since his death no one has come up as his next of kin and all our
efforts to locate any member of his immediate family has proven
Abortive that was why I decided to see if I can get anybody via the
Internet which I believe you have all the qualities we need. Why I'm
contacting you is to present you to our bank as the next of Kin to the
deceased customer. He was a Drilling contractor with some Oil
Companies here. So it will be more acceptable and wiser to present you
through paperwork to the Bank for claim of the total fund.

I will give you all the necessary requirements that the bank may
request from you and follow up the transfer of the fund into your
account as an Insider. It will interest you to know that I have been
keeping the account dormant to enable my plans for the funds to come
through and this is the time and I'm happy to locate you for the
perfection of the transfer of the Fund into your nominated Bank
Account to be given.

As soon as I get your positive response, I will update you about the
mode of disbursement. I also have an intention of investing my own
percentage of the money in any profitable investment in your country,
do you have a better idea for any lucrative venture ? I suggest you
get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this
deal.reply via my private email: ( adamslowe58@gmail.com )

Looking forward to your swift response.

Yours Specially
Mr. Adams Lowe

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