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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "this transaction is real and never a joke" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "million american dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: angelo4real@hotmail.com
Reply-To: alfredwallacks@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:53:38 +0100 (BST)
Subject: HI

Dear Respectful One,

Greetings to you in the name of our beneficient and merciful God.

I hope this mail meet you in a peaceful condition. My name is Alfred Wallace, I am 21 years old, an orphan to Dr Charles Wallace who was poisoined by his business associates. I inherited a total sum of $21.5 Million American dollars from my late father, the money was deposited in one of the leading bank here in abidjan Cote d' Ivoire.

My main purpose of contacting you is because of the way I found your profile as a trustworthy and reliable person that can handle this transaction in highest confidence. My late father made these money from the sale of Diamond and Crude Oil Business before he ws killed by his envious business associates. It was the reason why i contacted you to help claim the right ownership of the funds and also transfer the money into your bank account for onward investment in your country under your management, while i continue my education.

Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a joke. My late father Dr.Charles gave me the deposit slip issued to him by the Bank on the date of deposit, for you to be clarify because, I do not expose myself to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life, it is important.

For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the said amount is (US$21.5 Million). I am compensating you with 20% of the total money, now all my hope is banked on you and I realy want to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Waiting for your soonest and positive respond.

Regards,

Alfred Wallace

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