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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: "Jean Fernandez." <stjmannn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.lch@meta.ua
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2022 18:41:48 +0200
Subject: Good morning!

--
Please!

I have Emailed you earlier last week but no response from you so far,
maybe you changed your Email address?

Once again, I am Jean Fernandez, from France. I have an important
discussion I wish to share with you privately base on my decision to
relocate in your Country after my retirement this year, and you are
going to benefit from it, to help me receive this Money Transfer in
your Country before the date of my retirement, because I don't want my
Bank to know that I am the owner of the money or that I am involved,
since I will soon be permanently go for my retirement this year.

Please, I need your co-operation to help me receive this money in your
Country to your name, which is the reason why I am contacting you to
help me apply for claim of this money, so that my Bank will release
and Transfer the Money to you, before the date of my retirement and
you will have a good reward.

I look forward to your quick response.
Yours faithfully,
Jean Fernandez.

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