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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Alberto Vazquez Fernandez" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:22:38 +0200
Subject: I'm resending this email in case you haven't received it ...

Dear Respected one,

In a brief introduction, my name is Alberto Vazquez Fernandez; I am a Legal
Attorney by profession in the country of Spain. I have information's about
your relative that lived in my country who died in 2012, leaving behind
EUROS 6,487,750.00 (Six Million, Four Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand,
Seven Hundred and Fifty Euro) in the bank unclaimed.

I will explain in more details as soon as I hear from you . Please reply me
through my private email: ( mailto.alberto.vf@gmail.com )

Yours Faithfully,

Alberto Vazquez Fernandez (LLB, ICAM)
Treasury & Senior Attorney
RP&C ABOGADOS
Madrid, Spain.

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