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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: Felicity Andy <felicityandy@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: fltyadygh@gmail.com
Date: 20 Apr 2017 05:41:50 +0300
Subject: I await your kind response.

Hello Dear,
 
My name is  Felicity Andy I am writing this mail to call for your collaboration in a partnership business in your country, I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. My father secretly deposited the sum of $8.6 million in one of the prime bank with my name as the next of kin.
 
However, If I receive a positive response and proper reply showing your interest in this business relation, I will send you all the relevant information that will facilitate this business investment.
 
I am an orphan girl please you will help me in an investment of the fund in your country. Hope to hear from you soon via email: fltyadygh@gmail.com, Thanks.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Felicity Andy.

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