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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: Robert Ganyo <onu114@gmail.com>
Reply-To: robganyo@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 12:15:57 +0000
Subject: My Dear Friend

Dear Friend
I have sent you this message earlier, but your failure to respond has
prompted me to re-sending it once again. I'm contacting you in respect
of my late client who bears the same last name with you. He died with
his wife and only child in an auto accident. I want you to stand as
Beneficiary to his deposited fund worth $9.5million dollars in a bank
here in my country. I can make you Inherit the fund. Reply to my
private email address for more details if you are interested.
robganyo@gmail.com
Best Regards
Barrister Robert Ganyo.

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