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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: LAURENT BOUDON <etsboudonmeubles@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 11:20:27 +0200
Subject: MY COMPENSATION TO YOU,

Dear Friend,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting the funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from INDIA.
Currently, I'm in India for investment projects with my own part of
the total sum.

Meanwhile, I, not forget your past efforts and attempts to help me
transfer those funds despite that we failed in somehow.
Now contact my secretary of the Republic of Benin, his name is (
Pastor Chiader Graham Tyers) through your e-mail address:
pastorgrahamtyers97@yahoo.com
ask him to send you the total of $600.000.00 (six hundred Thousand
Dollars), which it kept for your compensation for all the past efforts
and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciate your efforts, at this moment, feel free and get in touch
with my secretary Pastor and instructed him where to send the amount.
He will send the funds via ATM VISA CARD From my Bank.

Please let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the suffered at that time.

At this moment I'm very busy here because of the investment projects
which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember
that I had sent instructions to my secretary on your behalf to receive
that money, so feel free to get in touch with him Pastor Ciader Graham
Tyers sent to the amount you without delay ok .

Feel free to Contact Pastor Graham Tyers Email: pastorgrahamtyers97@yahoo.com

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