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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: "Mr L . Francie" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dodoalfred96@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2018 03:04:50 +0800
Subject: You are very capable of completing this transaction

ALPHA INVESTMENT BANK NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT
FROM ALPHA INVESTMENT BANK.
 
HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? I received an email from an unknown person trying to claim your fund telling me you are dead.Honestly at this point of view, I am getting convinced about this issue because i have sent you several emails but no response and no call response, so i have begging to believe you are truly dead.But i am doing this by the instruction given to me by the Board Directors of this Bank for the last time that if i didn't hear from you at this time, I should go ahead to award the detachment. Document to the new beneficiary after he had provided all the information's needed to effect the transaction my dear friend.But if you have anything as a proof (Scan Copy of your International Passport or Driver's License) that you are still alive and able-bodied,capable of completing the abandoned transaction, do not hesitate to do so as soon as possible because he his trying to pay the charges, but immediately i discovered that i called the Board of Authority to stop every tr ansaction with the so called impo
 
I bet you immediately you are very capable of completing this transaction,I shall hand him over to the police and he will be punished for all his misdeeds.And the attach Secret Picture is the Man that came to our office why we send you the scan copy of him to you is to verify to you if you know him and to see his Picture, so right now the Man is under our custody and if we will verify that his is lying he will be punish.I await your urgent response in this matter before the fund is finally endorsed to the new beneficiary mean while you are to re- confirm the information s below so as to not deliver to a wrong person.
 
Your Full Name:_________________________
Your House Address:_________________________
Home/Cell/Phone Number:___________________
Sex: _________________________
Age: _________________________
Kindly respond by sending us back an email immediately you receive this mail.Thank you, very much..Please contact us via Email My dear Friend, my word is my bond.
 
Yours in service Mr. L. Francie
Director Alpha investment Bank

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