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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Pedro Gonzalez" <admin@avv13publishing.ro>
Reply-To: pg841935@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:33:06 +0200
Subject: Re: Good day,

Good day,

I have sent you message more than 5 times, i just noticed i made a mistake in the letters on your mail , that was why you did not receive all the mails i sent earlier, sorry about that. Please do not reply this mail if you have any criminal record because it will affect the transaction, am Pedro Gonzalez a staff in a Bank here in Spain, i have a customer who have a similar second name
with you, he died in the year 2006 , leaving Twenty Seven Million ,Three Hundred Thousand Euros 27,300 000 Euros ,without a next of kin, as you have Similar name with him ,if you will give me 100% assurance will process the funds with your details as his
account officer , i can do that , using your name and details as his next of Kin to transfer the Twenty Seven Million ,Three Hundred Thousand Euros 27,300 000 Euros, without any problem along the line

Once the transfer is made, the Twenty Seven Million ,Three Hundred Thousand Euros 27,300 000 Euros get transferred to you, which i will also arrange an Investment agreement of Twenty Seven Million ,Three Hundred Thousand Euros 27,300 000 Euros to cover the funds Transfer to avoid any questioning of the funds source when it get to your account , as soon as this funds get to your Custody , you will Take Ten Million Euros 10,000 000 Euros and offer me Fifteen Million Euros 15000 000 Euros, then we will use 2,300,000 Euros to cover any expenses incurred during the transaction and donate the rest to any Charity organization that take care of Motherless babies. The Euros can be converted to any currency of your Choice during transfer.

I will need your Urgent reply if you will assure me sincere cooperation and honesty, because i will be traveling to London soon for a Medical Checkup.

'm not a greedy person, so I suggest we share fund, 15m for me./ 10m for you , while balance of 2.3m will be set aside to cover all expenses and the rest donate to less privilege Let me know your opinion on this issue and please treat this information as strictly confidential.
Confidentiality in this transaction is the Key, and Kindly Delete this massage if you are not Interested please..

, I want you to send me your full information below to start profile the fund in your name as the next of kin / heir to the recipient:

Complete your full name:
Your full contact address:
Your direct mobile phone:

Your main Occupation:
Send to my personal and Private contact e-mail address mrpedrogonzalez7@gmail.com
Once i read from you i will give you more details..
Yours Faithfully,
Pedro Gonzalez

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