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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: "Patricia Mantle" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <connect2graceonline@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:52:08 -0700
Subject: YOUR CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT IS READY.

Compliment

How are you doing? Hope you have not forgotten me, at your past efforts and
attempt to assist me in transferring those funds, I made sure you are not left
out the Benefit of the transaction hence I kept aside for you Sum of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars($2,500,000.00) Draft.

I and my new partner agreed to compensate you with that amount for all your
past efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much, so feel free and get In touch With my
secretary Mrs Grace Obi and instruct her on how to send the
Bank draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the Draft so that we can Share
the joy together after all the hard work at that time. In the Moment, I'm very
busy here because of the investment projects which I And my partner are
handling, finally, remember that I had left Instruction to my secretary so as
soon as you contact her, she will send the Draft to you, so feel free to get in
touch with my secretary Now.

Below is the contact of my secretary:

Mrs Grace Obi
E-mail: connect2grace@gmail.com
Phone:- +234-80-305-210-54

with Best Regards,
Dr Mrs Patricia Mantle


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