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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: Amber P Sutton <oimushni@gmail.com>
Reply-To: amdstd11@pm.me
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 04:17:35 +0000
Subject: HELPING HAND NEEDED

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Greetings,

Please, I need your urgent assistance in securing the sum of one million
five hundred and twenty thousand dollars($1,520,000); the funds are
surpluses of several contracts executed by my department during supply of
MH (Military Hardware) and MA (Medical Armamentarium)

This fund is currently in Burkina Faso where the contracts were executed
and deposited for safe keeping with a security firm due to security reason;
my desire and purpose is to have the security firm deliver the funds to you
for safe keeping until I return back to the United States of America in
November after the end of my deployment.

If you receive this message, please e-mail me immediately with a delivery
address and your full contact information to indicate your interest to
extend your helping hand to the needy; I am not a greedy woman and I hope
you will not double-cross a struggling uniform single mother with a teenage
child, I am willing to come to an agreed percentage for assisting to
receive this fund for me until I return back to the United States of
America in November.

May God bless you as you extend your helping hand to the needy!

Please reply and more information will be given to you.

Yours Sincerely,
Amber P Sutton

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