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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: "Angela Sugmore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <angelasugmore@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 18:09:57 -0000
Subject: IMPORTANT MESSAGE?

 Hello Dear

May the blessings of the most high be upon you and grant y ou the wisdom and sympathy to understand my situation and how much I need your help.This message might come to you as a surprise but right now this is my only option of communicating with you. I ask for your partnership and assistance in the transfer and investment of my inheritance funds from my late father who died last December, I am only child of my late parents and I decided to contact you for this transaction and my relocation, which is based on trust.  l hope that you are Honest and a trustworthy person who can help me, Please reply me urgently for more details.

Regards
Angela Sugmore

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