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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: Frank Douglas <infocenbank763@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fdouglas99099@yandex.com
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 21:49:14 +0000
Subject: PLEASE CLARITY IF INTERESTED.

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Dear Friend,

I hope this message finds you in good health. I am writing to you in
respect of a project that will be of mutual benefit to us of which
upon completion you will make so much money for yourself and family.

Are you willing to handle this project and can I trust you to
successfully pull this through with me? This deal requires a high
level of maturity, honesty and trust. I am quite aware that there are
a lot of Scams and Advance Fee Fraud all over the Internet, so to have
your full trust, I request for your maximum co-operation.

Kindly respond back with your information to enable us proceed. We
have a minimum of 3 weeks to wrap it up. Please accept my sincere
apologies for writing to you privately without your own consent

Looking forward to your response ASAP through my Private email:
fdouglas99099@yandex.com


Best Regards,
Mr. Frank Douglas.
Email: fdouglas99099@yandex.com

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