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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: "Informatio n" <Informatn17@accamail.com>
Reply-To: <phillippeguye@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 03:51:23 -0800
Subject: RE: partner inquiry#


Dear Sir,

I am a solicitor residence in the United Kingdom. I seek for your
partnership in investing an unclaimed estate. Do not be like the cat
that seats on a hot lid, she will never seat on a hot lid again...and
that is thoughtful. But she will never seat on a cold lid either, so
only take from an experience the message learn, and leave the rest.
The business I bring to the table is legitimate and clean. No games, no
deceits. For your information, the estate in question is even published
on the bank's website, so you can verify for yourself.
If you are willing to partner with me on this, please signal your
interest through a return email.
I look forward to your timely response.

Healthy regards;










































































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