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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: "Dr. Bassam Al Kutabaya" <moabdalah567@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 06:28:01 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED!!!

I am Mr. Abdalah Mohammed a regional managing director (CORIS BANK
INTERNATIONAL) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, in my department we have
US$9.5 million united state dollars, to transfer into your account as
a dormant fund,If you are interested to use this fund to help the
orphans around the world contact me with my email address
moabdalah567@gmail.com
or what's-app me on +226 57 04 71 77, with your personal information's
below

Your Full names
Your Country of origin
Your Occupation
Your Mobile Number

Best Regards
Mr. Abdalah Mohammed

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