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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: Scott Ally <emekaoko2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Scott Ally <olaniyiarijeesq@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 06:20:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: your contract/Inheritance payment


South Africa Subsidiary Absa Bank.
Barclays Representative Group Office Nig. Ltd.
708/709, Adeola Hopewell Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria.
Did you instruct Mr. Moon Brown of Lexon group Ltd. Thamrin Kav 28. Jakarta 10350. Indonesia, to claim your contract/Inheritance payment of USD10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred United States Dollars) on your behalf?
Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to confirm to us if you are aware or know anything about this. Send your response to me via: scott.ally@consultant.com
Your swift response will help arrest the situation for immediate release of your funds.
Yours faithfully,
Scott Ally
Chief Executive - Corporate and Investment Banking Africa

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