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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: Parker <kefovijoij@gfgffgg.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <mr.johnparker@foxmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:09:41 +0530
Subject: Please reply me as soon as you can.


Dear Friend, Greetings to you, This mail might come to you as a surprise an=
d the temptation to ignore it as unserious could come into your mind; but p=
lease, consider it a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humilit=
y. My name is John Parker. A 67 years old Business man, I was a merchant of=
Marble and tiles in Kuwait. I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing=
treatment for esophageal cancer, I have since lost my ability to talk and =
my Doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live, I also lost =
my family 7 years ago through a fatal accident. Before I became ill, I kept=
$7.3 Million in a long-term deposit account in a finance company, I want y=
ou to help me collect the deposit and the interest accrued from the company=
and distributes it amongst charity organizations. I'm willing to offer you=
a reward If you are willing to help; please reply me as soon as you can. R=
egards, John Parker

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