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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: Nweke Frank <cyrilgabe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nwekechambers@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 13:58:15 +0000
Subject: Ahoj

Ahoj,
Jsem právník Frank Nweke. Já jsem Vás kontaktovat na základě smrti
mého zesnulého klienta, který sdílí stejný název s vámi a jsem pocit,
že jste mohl mít zájem stát jako jeho nejbližší příbuzný a prohlásit
jeho fond, který byl uložen v bance v mé zemi. Já vám poskytne právní
podporu, kterou budete potřebovat nároku tento fond.
Frank Nweke.

Ahoj,
Som právnik Frank Nweke. Ja som Vás kontaktovať na základe smrti môjho
zosnulého klienta, ktorý zdieľa rovnaký názov s vami a som pocit, že
ste mohol mať záujem stať ako jeho najbližší príbuzný a vyhlásiť jeho
fond, ktorý bol uložený v banke v mojej krajine. Ja vám poskytne
právnu podporu, ktorú budete potrebovať nároku tento fond.
Frank Nweke.

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