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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: Andersen Torres <dr.andersentorres@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 05:55:59 -0400
Subject: MY COMPENSATION FOR YOUR HELP.

Hi Dear Friend,

I am very sorry for not responding to you promptly as it is supposed due to
the fact that I have completed the transaction which we both had in the
past regarding to the Thirty One Million, Six Hundred And Fifty two United
States Dollars ($31,652,000.00USD) which was to be transferred into your
account but it came to fail us somehow due to your poor response to what
the requirement of the paying bank was before the total sum could be
transferred to you. Now, I am very happy to inform you that I have finally
completed the transaction with the help of Mr.Steven Howard from Australia
who has provided me with her account where the $31,652,000.00USD was
transferred to.

Though, I did not forget your past endeavors in helping me with the
transaction and that is why I have set aside 5% of the total sum which is
$1,582,600.00USD in the good hands of Mrs. Nancy Donald. All you have to do
now is to contact Mrs. Nancy Donald and let her know that you want her to
transfer your fund deposited with her by Dr. Andersen Torres. Contact her
with the information stated below:

NAME: Mrs. Nancy Donald
EMAIL ADDRESS: nancydonald842@yahoo.com

Please on contacting her, reconfirm to her your full personal data such as:

Your Full Name:
Occupation:
Address:
Phone Number: Whatsapp Number Preferable.

This is to avoid mistakes during the delivery of the fund since I am not
presently staying in the Netherlands, as I am now in Australia for an
investment project with my own share of the $31,000,000.00USD transferred
to the account of Mr. Steven Howard. Please contact her immediately, so she
can advise you on how the said fund would be delivered to you. Please get
back to me as soon as you receive your fund. Have a great day and I hope to
hear from you soon with good news.

Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Andersen Torres.
dr.andersentorres@gmail.com

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