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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: "Isaac Pablo" <helenm32@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ip98772@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2016 14:07:01 -0000
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE.

Your attention please;

My name is Isaac Pablo; representative of a property law firm. I got your
contact information through public records of your country while seeking a
reliable person for an urgent business proposal worth USD ($8.2 Million)
for your own consideration. This transaction is 100% legal and risk free.

I am sending you this correspondence for your own interest. If interested,
kindly respond for full details of the proposal. As soon as I receive a
response from you, I will send you more details of the transaction. Once
again, this transaction is 100% legal with no risk involved. The funds
will be released to you without any stress if we both work together
sincerely and confidential as partners. Note that the best way to predict
the future is to create it and opportunity come but once, do not miss it
when it knocks on your door.

Warm greetings;

Mr. Isaac Pablo.

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