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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: "Mobutu Seseko Jr." <mobutusesekojr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 22:00:32 -0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED,,,,,

Dear friend.,greetings to you ,,my name is Rev. Dr,Mobutu sese seko jr , i
Am in need of your help as i am presently living in the republic of ghana,
I, have 48 million dollars, which was deposited in a asecurity And
financial company here in accra ghana as Antiquity for security purposes i
want you to help me invest the fund,as my foreign partner in your country,
you are also going to manage the funds pending when i will come over to
your country to meet with you,i have part 30,percentage of the total
funds to you for all your assistance and 70,percentage for me which will
be used for investment in your country ,,note this deal has been perfected
and its zero risk free but has to be kept absolutely confidential . on your
acceptance to handle this business for me ,i will give you the details of
the security And financial company, to enable you contact them on my
behalf for the release of the funds to you as my foreign business partner
and the beneficiary ,i'm anticipating your urgent reply, best
regards,Rev.Dr,Mobutu sese seko jr

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