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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: "Bar; Mathieu Don Clark" <aminatuwatara@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bar.mathieudonclark@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:05:35 +0000
Subject: From Bar. Mathieu Don Clark, Urgent notification


NB: CE MESSAGE PEUT ETRE EXPLIQUE EN FRANÇAIS SI VOUS NE COMPRENEZ PAS LA
LANGUE ANGLAISE

Attn: Respectful One,

I am an Attorney in the Ivory Coast as you can see. One of my clients is in
a fix, and wants me to locate someone who can invest her funds. I've gone
through your profile and believe you can be of help investing the funds in
your country. She wants her money transferred to your country for
investment or better goes into a joint venture partnership with you. She is
currently in detention (familial problem) and I hope to get her out very
soonest for faults accusations. Please if you are interested, kindly
indicate as soon as possible by responding to this message, and then I will
acquaint you with further details on what to do immediately. Be informed
that this operation is risk free , I await your response.

Accept my best personal regards,

Yours in service,
Barrister Mathieu Don Clark
(Principal Attorney).

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