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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: Mr."FAYED" <""@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fayedhacker196@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:16:52 +0300
Subject: HACKER


Good day everyone, I am here to share my testimony about how a trusted hacker helped me to recover my stolen crypto currency back, I’m Adams Olivia from Los Angeles, I invested all my life savings into a crypto currency investment and lost every penny i put into it. I remember how depressed i got and contemplated suicide because i had some loans to pay up. i almost gave up until i read some good reviews about this great recovery expert. FAYED HACKER , I explained all that happened and within few days he was able to recover every coin i lost into that crypto website .Reach out to FAYED HACKER fayedhacker196@yahoo.com if you have any problems related to anything that concerns hacking. Please don’t panic about anything just contact FAYED HACKER fayedhacker196@yahoo.com for urgent help









Buna ziua tuturor, sunt aici pentru a va împarta?i marturia despre cum un hacker de încredere m-a ajutat sa recuperez moneda cripto furata, sunt Adams Olivia din Los Angeles, am investit toate economiile mele într-o investi?ie în criptomoneda ?i am pierdut fiecare ban am pus in el. Îmi amintesc cât de deprimat am fost ?i am gândit sa ma sinucid pentru ca aveam ni?te împrumuturi de platit. Aproape ca am renun?at pâna când am citit câteva recenzii bune despre acest mare expert în recuperare. FAYED HACKER, i-am explicat tot ce s-a întâmplat ?i în câteva zile a reu?it sa recupereze fiecare moneda pe care am pierdut-o pe acel site criptografic. Contacta?i-l la FAYED HACKER fayedhacker196@yahoo.com daca ave?i probleme legate de orice se refera la hacking. Va rugam sa nu intra?i în panica în legatura cu nimic, doar contacta?i FAYED HACKER fayedhacker196@yahoo.com pentru ajutor urgent

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