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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "pator23@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "patoi23@ymail.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patoi23@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 19:44:06 +0100
Subject: Your response is required.

This is from the HSBC Middle East Limited, Kingdom of Bahrain, we were instructed today by the Minister of Energy for Bahrain Petroleum Cooperation (BAPCO) to transfer to you, the amount of BHD32,000,000.00 Bahraini Dinar which is the sum of USD84,880,635.69 million in United States dollars being the approved funds for your agreed contract part payment,

and the Minister duly expressed his sadness towards the unofficial termination of your contracts which he blamed was caused by this present uprising facing the Bahraini people by the few enemies of the people and he said that Bahrain government has extended hands and is willing to offer you additional contracts come in September when the government accordingly settled down with the cause of governance,

and he duly congratulated you for your gigantic services to the Bahrain people and prayed that almighty ALLAH would guide and protect you and your entire company.

In the main time, please we the paying bank [HSBC Middle East Limited] required that you should get back to us here in Manama in order for us to ensue with this payment and to make sure that within 48 hours the money has been transferred into your nominated accounts as officially authorized.

Thanks.

Email: pator23@ymail.com

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