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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: Richard Yve Lawson <richardyvelawson@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:51:46 +0000
Subject: Greetings

Greetings,

Please forgive me if this message comes to you as a surprise. In a brief
introduction, my name is Mr. Richard Yve Lawson, I am a lawyer from West
Africa. Can you receive the transfer of $9.5 Million USD into your personal
bank account for our mutual benefit? This money belongs to my deceased
client Engineer (Jan) , a national of your country who died in an
automobile accident in my country Nine years ago. From my numerous
searches, I found out that the deceased bears the same surname with you,
and that is the reason why I contacted you to receive this money for our
mutual benefit. If you are willing to work with me to receive this money,
kindly get back to me as soon as possible so that I can give you more
details about this transaction. if you are ready for deal please contact me
through my email address ( richardyvelawson@gmail.com) for more
information. Tel: +228 98031313

Once i received your reply i will send you all the details of this deal.
Best wishes
Mr.Richard Yve Lawson

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