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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.Thomas M. Lira," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tl48464764739@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 08:48:56 -0800
Subject: Legitimate Transaction

Attention
This Email is to bring to your notice that you have been personally
accredited sole beneficiary to Late Eng Orven Caster, He deposited the sum
of $198,000,000.00 USD (One Hundred and Ninety-Eight Million United States
Dollars Only.
Concerning my late client, Died without a WILL or NEXT OF KIN This
transaction is 100%.100 legitimate And it's like a gold coin 70/30 split:
PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS WITH YOUR INFO.

Best Regards,
Thomas Lira.(BARR)
EMAIL:t847466300l@gmail.com

NB:his a Legitimate Transaction This is not spam, but your ISP might classify it as such

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