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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: "Joshua Peter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joshpe4@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:08:17 +0800
Subject: Lets proceed as discussed

I am  Joshua Peter  an attorney at law.A deceased client of mine died as
result of a heart-related condition on March 12th 2014 leaving behind a
deposit valued of $19 million dollars,his heart condition was due to the
death of all the members of his family in the typhoon Haiyan disaster on
the 10th Nov, 2013 in Philippines.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/10/us-philippines-typhoon-idUSBRE9A603Q20131110
 
I need your assistance in distributing the money left behind by my client
before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.
 
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law.
 
 
Best Regards
Joshua Peter

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