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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: fund fille <pmniceword2018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: falloutmark2468@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:38:14 +0100
Subject: 19122891311

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Compliment Good day!

This is still Mr. Fallout Mark,
appointed diplomat Agent, am sorry to send you this email several times
because am still surprise and be wondering why you should still abandon me
and your consignment box worth sum of$50 million here in the airport
instead of delivered to your home address, Look am trying all my possible
best to make sure that I deliver this fund to you as my company instructed
me before going back home but I don't know why you don't want me to deliver
your fund to you. So am planning to go back home because I don't have
enough money to sustain myself here again waiting in the airport any more
and like I said earlier, I need to deliver and go back to my family because
am a family man , so you Text or call me now: +19122891311 with the
reconfirmation of your full detail: Starting from your full name, your full
address once again and the nearest airport and let me know if I will be
coming now with your fund or I will go back home because am all ready to be
coming or be going back with your fund okay. So call or text me now
+19122891311 for the immediately procedure because I need to be on my way
coming to your home by now. Am expecting your text, Thank you.. Best
Regards, AGENT MR. Fallout Mark

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