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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 John Brown <djejnfndjd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barrjohnbrownchambers52@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 01:55:55 +0100
Subject: CHAT ME DIRECTLY

Greetings
I have a file bearing the same name as you here in my office , which
is a beneficiary of.9.5 million United state dollars. As the matter of
urgency I want to discuss it personally with you,because of our
privacy ,I have to make it shot for now
,
There is fund in dormant account with a name of my client but his
dead LONG AGO ,I was searching for company pay off
contract/inheritance payment file ,before I find out that, one of my
client who died many years ago stile have unclaimed fund with a
security company in U .


Honestly you are bearing the same LAST name with him,please I want
you to stand for the claim since you are bearing the same name with
the beneficiary file ,which I have here in my office,let me use my
position as his personal attorney to stand you for the claim in other
to get out the fund from the security company where the fund was
deposited ,
I hope i can trust you on this very issue?

I assure you is going to be for our mutual benefit, get back to me if
this little explanation have torch your mind ,and feel free to ask me
any question about this fund i will give more explanation properly.

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