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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: "Calvin Stokes" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <globevision@insurer.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 10.25.41 +0100
Subject: Compliments of the day !!

Dear Sir/Ma,

Compliments of the day. I am Dr. Calvin Stokes, a consultant and facilitator with the federal government agencies in Nigeria. One of the
Federal Government Agency here in Nigeria wants to
buy large quantities of Various Spices. These products are urgently needed and used to support Resilience for Sustainable Development and
Active Programs for the Lake Chad Basin Response and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in North-East Nigeria.

Please indicate your interest to participate in this Contract and send
catalogue of the products you have, for presentation to the Contract
Board. My interest in this Contract venture will be the commission
that you will add to your net price in my favor. Please reach me through our email: ( globevision@insurer.com ).


Best Regards

Calvin Stokes

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