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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: Dusan Urosevic <grt1arturs@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dusan19du@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 22:07:18 -0800
Subject: $2M lucky to you

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Dear Sir/Madam,

We have decided to donate the sum of 2M USD to you ,for charity work I
am looking for a reputable and reliable person whom i can entrust to
help me to establish a charity/orphanage home in your country,So if
you are willing and capable to partner with me you can let me know
immediately.

fill this information below thanks
you need to fill all this information so my bank will contact you
1. NAMES IN FULL:...............
2. ADDRESS:.................
3. NATIONALITY:...............
4. Your Email:................
5.Phone Number................

for more details reply to: dandusan177@gmail.com

Best regard
Urosevic Dusan
Do Charity work

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