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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: Sun, 16 Apr 2017 17:44:10 +0100
Subject: Bro

Hello bro,

I saw your format in my email box,i'm your fellow guyman,we can run
things 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,bring the job and i shall handle the
job well to get so much money from the client,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 through my online
bank to make the client pay so much,a trial will convince you to bring
more jobs and connect your friends to me.

My modus operandi is before you forward any client or clients to
me,you will have to contact all the clients via email and phone call
and inform them that their money will now be transfered to them from
RBS bank UK,that they should be expecting a call and or email from RBS
bank UK.

Once you notify them,send me the client's email address and phone
number and the amount the client is expecting,once you notify the
client and send me the above details,leave the rest for me,an igbo
adage says : tupuru nkita okpukpu n'ezi, rapuru ya ogu ya na ndi
mmuo(Throw the bone out to the dog and leave him with the fight of the
spirit).My online bank is the bomb,any client that logs into my online
bank and access his or her money,must definitely pay.

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 client that wants to pay you but
the mugu's country does not send money out through Western Union or
moneygram,tell the client 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 client that wants
to pay you but he does not want to send money to you because you are
in Africa,tell the client to send the money via Western Union to me
and once i receive the money,i will send the money to you through
Western Union.

I have reliable hackers in Thailand and Cambodia 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,there is a very sharp webmail on board now,it sends 1000 emails at
once and it has no limit to the number of emails it can send in a day
and it delivers to inbox,the webmail is reliable and it expires in 1
year.

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.

Austin

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