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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: Augustine Chukwu <mail.yoreply53@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 12:35:36 +0100
Subject: Hafa Bro

Hello bros,

I saw your format in my email box and liked it,i'm your fellow
guyman,we can be working together.I'm Austin from Awka-etiti in
Anambra Nigeria but based in Malaga Spain,i specialize in handling and
finishing fellow guymen jobs,i also receive any type of job money for
guymen through Western Union,Moneygram and bank transfers.If you have
any type of job wether dating,lotto,come and carry,come and
marry,transfer from Europe,America,Asia or anywere,contact me and i
shall handle the job well for you to get so much money from the
mugu,even if the job is a current or old job,wether the mugu has paid
before or not,it does not matter,just bring the job and i will handle
it well to make the mugu pay so much,a trial will convince you to
bring more jobs and connect your friends to me.

I have many contacts in different countries in Europe,America,Asia
that provides bank accounts and western union receiving info,i can
also receive western union with any name at all in Spain and
Portugal,so anytime you need bank account or western union info to
receive deal money from any part of the world i am available,money
receiving sharing is i will collect 15% and any job i handle that pays
the sharing is 50-50.If you have a mugu that wants to pay you but the
mugu's country does not send money out through Western Union or
moneygram,tell the mugu to transfer the money to my Spanish,Portugal
or Thailand bank account and once i receive the money i will transfer
the money to you through Western Union,if you have a mugu that wants
to pay you but he does not want to send money to you because you are
in Africa,tell the mugu to send the money by Western Union to me in
Spain,Portugal or Thailand and once i receive the money,i will send
the money to you through Western Union.

I know reliable hackers here in Spain that sells all type of tools
like tools for bombing emails and sms,fresh email addresses,mobile
phone numbers,credit cards,paypals,alibaba tools etc,so if you or any
of your guys are interested in buying any job tool or has any offshore
job you want me to handle or has any deal money you want me to receive
for you through Western Union,Moneygram or Bank transfer,reply this
email.

Anticipating your reply.

Austin

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