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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: "Mr. Goodluck Solomon" <abdoukaramoh@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: goodlucksolomon@ymail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:25:06 +0100
Subject: Thank you with sincerity




I am the manager of Accounts/Operations Department of our bank here in
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire. I need your assistance to exhibit a business
transaction with me. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this deal through I guarantee that this will be executed under all
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
If you can handle this with me, then email for more details

Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation

Best Regards,
Mr. Goodluck Solomon

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