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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: Dr Richmond Baston <reserva.contact9123@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 15:59:57 +0100
Subject: WINE TESTING ENQUIRY


Dear,

My name is Dr Baston Richmond; the 7th member of a Private wine club in the
United Kingdom called THE BIB WINE CLUB. We are on the team bonding tour in
your area and we would be arriving in your area on 8th of August to 12th
August 2022. Kindly confirm if it is possible to visit your vineyard/Cellar
for a one day wine tasting exhibition on the 10th August 2022. Below are
the details of our proposed
Date of Visit for Wine tasting – 10th August 2022.
Number of Persons visiting for the wine tasting – 15 Persons
TIME- To be provided by you.
MEAL- IF any meal you can suggest with the prices.
Please calculate the cost of the wine tasting visit of the 15 adults ,ages
42-57yrs, and send me the Total cost of our wine tasting booking. Also
kindly send the prices of your available wines so we can pre order and
collect it during our visit to your facility.

Your urgent response is highly needed for our perusal.

Yours Faithfully
Dr Baston Richmond
25 Belsize Terrace
Hampstead London
United Kingdom NW3 4AX
Mobile phone +447717780398

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