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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: "Antonio Payo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <antopayo@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:48:38 +0100
Subject: RISK FREE!

From: Antonio Payo. S.P.O
Málaga España.

Dear SIR/ Madam,

For sure this mail would definitely come to you as a surprise, but do take your good time to painstakingly go through it before disposing it, as I mean well
Please I am Antonio Payo, a senior police national officer in south Malaga Spain .I Know that my message will come as a surprise to you, but however, I was the over head officer that led the squad that swept all the fraudsters/scammers in the fall of spring year 2000.

After that raid, we officially recovered €15.5, 000,000 Euros, people’s exacted money. And immediate reclamation of this fund was issued a week after the raid, calling on people around the world to come and reclaim their lost money.
But no one surfaced till date, and since then, this fund has been in the national police custody in collaboration with Banco España.

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to stand as one of the victims involved in this, and I am willing to offer you 30% of the total fund reclaimed, if you can assist me transfer this fund to your country or any bank of your choice.

Note: There is no cost to be afraid of this transaction; it is a 100 per cent risk free. The only thing required is an utmost confidentiality, which could entice me into investing me share of the fund in your company or in your country. If the economy is stable, and your country’s bi-laws allows foreign investors.
You can contact me for more details via my e-mail address, antopayo@yahoo.com

Also remember that any delay in your reply will give me the room to look for contact else where with the same purpose.

Best regard,
Antonio Payo. S.P.O.




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