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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: "Patrick" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uzop5135@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 16:12:20 -0700
Subject: <B><I>Re:Confirm.</B></I></DIV>

Re:Confirm.
Attention
This is my second mail to you without any responds, but I decided to
write again in-case you did not receive the first one. Please I want
to confirm if you are the owner of this email ID. My reason is because
I have an information that I want to pass to you. Once again My Name
is Mr.Patrick Uzo.I work with First Bank, I do not know if I am talking
to the right person, All I want is a confirmation from you that I am
communicating with the right owner of this mail. I will furnish you
with the information that I have as soon as you respond to this.I am
taking this preventive measure because I do not want to speak to the
wrong person for security reasons Looking forward for your response.
 
Best Regards
 
Mr.Patrick Uzo.

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