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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. Milla Matthew" <millamtthw980@gmail.com>
Reply-To: millamatthew5013@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:18:18 +0000
Subject: compensation

Dear Friend,

I am sorry, but happy to inform you about my success in getting those
funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Vietnam.
Presently, I am in Vietnam for investment projects with my own share
of the total sum. I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us
somehow.

Now, contact my secretary in Burkina Faso. Her name is Ms. Milla
Matthew . Her email address is millamatthew5013@gmail.com

Ask her to send you the total sum of $1.1million (One million one
hundred thousand united states dollars) which I kept for your
compensation. At the moment, I’m very busy here. So, feel free and get
in touch with Ms. Milla Matthew

Best regards,

Yours brother
Mr. Abu Salam
Greetings from Vietnam

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