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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: "Abbi Debe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abiidede1960@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:27:38 +1100
Subject: CONFIRM IF YOU DID RECEIVE THIS MAIL

Hello
 
I know this mail will come to you as a surprise, I am Abbi Debe, I want to find out from you if you can be able to handle a financial transaction of $35 million dollars only with me, that will benefit both of us.
 
Do get back to me urgently if you are interested and you can handle this transaction, but if you can not, you should ignore this mail.
 
Thanks as I wait for your urgent reply on this my privet email address: abiidebe224@gmail.com
 
Best Regard
 
Abbi Debe

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