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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: gabinete@pedregulho.sp.gov.br
Reply-To: elizabethleee20221@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:56:36 -0700
Subject: Business Proposal


Hello,
Compliments of the day. My Name is Mrs Elizabeth Lee, I am a senior Staff =
with a public Bank here in Wing Hang Bank, Hong Kong, , I am contacting you=
regarding a confidential business Proposal that will be of great mutual be=
nefit to both of us ,If you are interested Kindly Contact me on my private =
email address for more details: elizabethleee20221@gmail.com I look forwar=
d to hearing from you soon.
Regards,
Mrs Elizabeth Lee

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