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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:
- "million united states 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)
- "loanmeoutoffice@fasts" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: <>
Reply-To: <loanmeoutoffice@fastservice.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:13:52 +0530
Subject: Attention: Director/President/Owner/Manager

Good Day Sir/Madam My name is Mr Patrick Benson, It is with good spirit of =
heart I opened up this great opportunity to you. Well the reason why i am s=
eeking your help is as a result of my deceased uncle of mine who shares alm=
ost the same name as yours, he died as a result of heart-related condition =
on 14 of November 2011. His heart condition was due to the death of all the=
members of his family in the fukushima earthquake and tsunami disaster on =
the March 11, 2011 in northeastern Japan where they all lost their lives. M=
ore info http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110311-tsunami-fac=
ts-japan-earthquakehawaii. My Uncle was an Engineer/business Tycoon in Indi=
an before his unfortunate death, leaving nobody as the next of kin of his a=
ccount after his untimely death. The amount in this account is currently US=
$1O,000.000.00 (Ten Million United states Dollars Only). I want to present =
you as the beneficiary of my deceased uncle . I will use my position and in=
fluence as the only surviving cousin to make sure they release this money t=
o you for us to share, and i have also involved one of the top branch manag=
er for assistance to speeding the processes to have the funds release to yo=
u ASAP . If I wait for days and did not hear from you, I shall look for ano=
ther person. Kindly get back to me for more details. (loanmeoutoffice@fasts=
ervice.com ) REGARDS MR BENSON

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