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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: "Mr.John Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jj3198858@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 14:28:24 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS AND RESPOND BACK

Dear friend,

I am Mr.John Johnson a banker, and an account officer to late MR.PHILIP SANDHOFF who died with his entire family in the ill-fated plane crash involving a UTA Boeing 727 Chartered Flight that took off from Cotonou Benin Republic and crashed into Atlantic Ocean on Thursday 25th December 2003.

For further details of the Plane Crash,Please Visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm Further investigations.

He was an Importer of Textiles and Automobiles for the past Thirteen years,and made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY (US$10,000,00.00)

I need your assistance to transfer to your country the money he left in our bank valued US$10M before his death.

REPLY BACK ONLY THROUGH ANY OF THESE EMAILS FOR MORE DETAILS:jj190893@gmail.com or jj4090408@gmail.com

Thanks,

Mr.John Johnson

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