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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: James EDWARD <bhphotoastro73@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2022 22:51:50 -0600
Subject: I have successfully transferred the funds.

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Hello my good friend,

How are you doing, hope all is well with you? You may not understand why
this email message came to you,but if you do not remember me,you might have
received an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar
business proposal which we never concluded. I am using this opportunity to
inform you that the multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with
the assistance of another partner from France who financed the transaction
to a logical conclusion. I thank you for your great efforts to our
unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the
other best known to you. I want to inform you that I have successfully
transferred the fund to my new partner's account in France that was capable
of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your efforts, sincerity,
courage and trustworthiness you showed during the course of the transaction
I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the Sum of Three
Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars.

I have left a Certified Check for you valued ($350,000.00) cash-able in any
bank in the world. Kindly contact Patricia Dennis through this email
address (patdennis1981@accountant.com) for the collection of your Check, I
have authorized her to release the Certified Check to you whenever you
contact her for collection. At the moment I'm away and very busy because of
the investment project which I and my new partner are having at hand. I
will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the
bottom of my heart, also comply with Patricia's directives so that your
DRAFT can reach you quick. Note her contact details below:

Name: Patricia Dennis
E-mail: patdennis1981@accountant.com

I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to help in receiving the
fund as requested of you in the past, I and my partner decided to give you
this fund as compensation, so that you can rejoice too.

Yours sincerely,
James EDWARD.

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