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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: Sza Lukft <oxigenkft@t-online.hu>
Reply-To: slukft@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:39:30 +0200
Subject: Consider It & Reply





Hello,

Please i send you this copy below

Pardon me for contacting you through this medium.
I am compelled to do so for some reason, I am an account officer by status.
One of my client who had certain sum deposited in my bank but had died
some years back made me to contact you for certain

reason.
This particular customer has been dead for six years and nobody has
had access none requested an inquiry to her account.
Our terms of services states that if an account remain inactive for
more than 8 years, the customer shall forfeit all rights

to such account, the access code will be changed and funds diverted.
This particular customer holds certain sums in his Ac, in America Dollars.
My aim of contacting you is to use you as a next of kin; I shall
provide every details that you may need.
please i want you to confirm by replying if you have interest work
this proposal above, I will guide you on what to do next.
I would like to emphasize that by your honesty, confidentiality, I’ll
be willing to provide further details soon please

reply.

Mr. sza luk
My Rgd

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