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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: "Gen. Rob." <ik@demsagroup.com>
Reply-To: <genrobgrass0172@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 01:54:10 +0000
Subject: Re. For Whom It May Concern.

I am General Robert, i am presently in Syria with the USA marine platoon; I seek your assistance due to war going on here at the moment. My purpose for contacting you is to help in Our fight to eradicate the cause of poverty and hunger by working together. I used our military Intelligence search platform to find your contact. Please you can reach me on my personal e-mail address below for more information. Email: genrobgrass9182@gmail.com Respectfully, Gen. Robert

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