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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: "Joe Modisen"<info@ecowascabtogo.com>
Reply-To: joe_modisen@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 04:37:54 -0700
Subject: From:Joe Modisen


Dear Sir/Madam! Peace be unto you, I know my mail might be a surprise to yo=
u but never mind because I am contacting you in good faith. However, accept=
my sincere apologies if it doesn't meet your personal ethics. In a brief i=
ntroduction, my name is Hon Joe Modisen,a personal lawyer to Late Engineer =
who died with his family in Automobile motor accident here in My Country fi=
ve years ago and left a huge amount of money in the bank here in my country=
($US 3.580,000.00 Million) in his personal bank account for our mutual ben=
efit? This money Belongs to My deceased client,a National of your Country W=
HO died in 30/ 10/ 2010 From My Numerous searches, I found out That the dec=
eased Bears the Same Surname with you, and That is the reason why I contact=
ed you to receive this money for our mutual benefit. If you are Willing to =
work with me to Receive this money, Kindly Get back to me through My Privat=
e Email (joe_modisen@yahoo.co.uk) as soon as Possible so That I can Give yo=
u more details About this transaction. The bank has issued me a notice to p=
rovide the next of kin, Please do reply with the following information for =
further clarifications. Look forward to hear from you as soon as possible i=
f you are willing to proceed with me. Respectfully, Hon.Vincent Johnson Esq=
. Email joe_modisen@yahoo.co.uk

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