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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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Fraud email example:

From: PETER JOHN <drjohnpetergoodlucks@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 16:42:56 -0700
Subject: Dear good news,

*Dear good news,I am motivated by my desire and need for which I made the
decision to contact you for this business proposal that will benefit both
of us in the end. Actually, I am searching for a person of honor I can
trust to use for the claims, this transaction proposal is an inheritance
claim which I want you to act as the next of kin to the late Mr. Tharn.The
said late Mr. Tharn, Died of corona-virus disease (COVID-19) on 2nd March
2020, at the age of 71 years and left a deposit of $15 Million USD in his
account with our bank and since after his death no one has come to claim of
this fund. Recently the bank board of directors ordered his special account
officer who managed his account in this bank, to provide his next of kin
for the release of his deposit since he operated a coded account with the
bank financial department and has no specific mentioned next of kin in his
security file jacket with the bank.Please, contact me so I will give you
details on how we can get the funds transferred to your private account
without any hitch, so you and I will share it 50/50% for both of
us.Regards,Peter John.*

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