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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: Christoph Rene <dk2020tg@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

Greetings

I am Rene Christoph Esq, a solicitor at law, personal attorney to a
national of your country, who was into the oil and gold business here
in my country. He is now late with his wife and only daughter in a
car accident, he deposited a fund valued of ( Seven Million Five
Hundred and Fifty Thousand United states dollars Only,) and the bank
is trying to confiscate the money since i cannot locate any member of
the family a long time after his death, I am seeking for sincere
partnership since you share the same last names with my late client
and probably from the same country, Do not hesitate to send me the
following information below for easy communication and endeavor to
reply through my private email address for more details:

Your full names
Your email address
Your private Telephone Number

Thanks and awaiting your reply soonest.

Rene Christoph .Esq

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