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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: Ms Regina Dattero <prender1226@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:39:56 -0700
Subject: URGNT REPLY FROM REGINA!!!

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Hello Dear
I'm Ms Regina Dattero from Abidjan Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire). I'm 22
years old girl an orphan, as a result of not having parents, my uncles
are threatening to kill me because of the inheritance my father left
for me, please i need your sincere help, i have ($ 19,000,000.00
United States Dollars) Nineteen Million US dollars, Which I inherited
from my father, but he deposited the funds into a fixed / suspense
account at one of the prime bank here In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,
where I am currently at the refugee camp.

My late beloved father was In agreement with the bank to transfer the
fund to a foreign bank account for investment overseas, but he died
without transferring the fund, my father used my name as her only
daughter for the next of kin, and the fund can only be transferred to
a foreign bank account, all I need is your honesty as my foreign
guidance, and to help me invest the fund, and also help me to further
my education in your country.

Please if you fully accept to help me towards this purpose, kindly
indicate your interest by writing me back, then i will provide you
with the needful information on how to contact the bank here in
Burkina Faso, I will give you %25 of the total fund for your help, and
%5 for the expenses both international and locally after the transfer,
thank you for your concern, on6ce I hear from you, I will give you my
phone number to contact me for further communication with you.
Yours faithful one,
Regina Adattero.

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