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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: George Amodu <juleshoindo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: amodunewman@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:11:12 +0100
Subject: Good Day Dear

OFFICE:BARRISTER GEORGE AMODU.
Head, union chambers and Associetes
Add: 01 BP 2046 Cotonou
Industrial Quatier Des Elites,
Republique du Benin.

ATTENTION;Sir/Madam

I am Barrister George Amodu, Esq. I am contacting you because of your
family name. I had a client from your home country, which had the name
of your family. He lived and worked here until his death. He was known
as an Engineer Ambrus, he had an unfinished transaction worth Three
Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euros(€3.7 Million) with a bank here
before his death and after his death there was no relative of his
extended family to gets the money from the bank. That's why I decided
to make the genetic search with the family name to anyone, presented
to the bank to get an inheritance. Given your family's name and
nationality, which is the same with my client, I need your immediate
consent to present you to the bank claim an inheritance worth several
million . It is very important and I need your prompt response,
because the bank is going to freeze his heritage as overdue.
So Send me below details ,

Your Full Names : ...............
Contact Address : ...............
Age: ............................
Mobile No : .....................
Occupation : ....................

NB: Please get back to me with above info through my Private direct
email address contact mail (amodunewman@gmail.com) for more details
and understanding.

Barrister. George Amodu.

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