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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: Reva Bishop <re4bsh@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 20:49:18 +0300
Subject: GOOD DAY!!!

*FROM Todd A Hoffman & Co. Solicitors,Level 16, Integra Tower, The
Intermark, 348, Jalan Tun Razak,34000 Istanbul Turkey.Attention We are
Istanbul based solicitors working as representative solicitors to the
United Nations.In the course of a recently concluded 2016 investigations
and subsequent arrests of suspected fraudsters and scammers in Africa
rejoin, in collaboration of the present governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote
D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, South Africa ,India, European Members State,USA,
ETC. the UN security operatives have so far arrested and prosecuted over
300 government and banking officials and arrest is still going on.So far,
the UN security operative has also recovered about $5.1 Billion from both
cash in accounts and properties and assets confiscated.It is from the
address books of the arrested officials that your email address was
recovered.Right now, the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU)
counterpart is paying a $3,000,000.00 compensation to those whose emails
addresses and other personal data are recovered from these arrested
officials, and also paying full contract or inheritance and wining amounts
to those with provable information qualifying them as genuine contractors
and beneficiaries of funds in the affected African countries and European
Nations.Which Category do you fall? Have you been getting emails for
payments from these countries? OR are you a legitimate contractor and fund
beneficiary in any of the affected African country? Please, indicate
clearly as you get back to me for proper guidelines and details on how to
receive this compensation OR your full payment.Waiting to hear from
youBarrister Comely Johnson Esq.,(PRINCIPAL PARTNER TO :)Todd A Hoffman &
Co. Solicitors,Level 16, Integra Tower, The Intermark, 348, Jalan Tun
Razak,34000 Istanbul Turkey.*

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