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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: "Barr. Anguita Jesus" <spt6p@cptlee.com>
Reply-To: <lora.youssef@vp.pl>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2016 17:44:57 +0700
Subject: Contact My Secretary For Your ATM Card

Good day,
I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the help of my new partner from London. Presently I'm in London, UK for investment projects with my own share of the fund. meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and all the attempts you made to assist me despite that it failed me some how. Now, I want you to contact my secretary for your ATM card which I kept for your compensation for your past effort to assist me, her name is Mrs.Lora in Benin Republic and her email address is:
lora.youssef@vp.pl ask her to send your the ATM card valued $1.4 M USD which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and the attempts you made to assist me in the past transfer. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with my secretary Lora Youssef and instruct her where to send the ATM card to you so that we can share the joy together after
all the suffering at that time.

Regards,
Barr. Anguita Jesus.

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