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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: EVAN COTTMAN <"EVANCOTTMAN."@gamma.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: EVAN COTTMAN <evancottman@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:57:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR UNITED NATIONS $8.9 MILLION COMPENSATION HAS BEEN APPROVED

A pleasant day to you,

YOUR UNITED NATIONS $8.9 MILLION COMPENSATION HAS BEEN APPROVED

My name is EVAN COTTMAN. I am a US human rights activist/diplomat on a working visit to the Republic of India.
My US ID would be attached to my next mail as a proof of my personality.I have the mandate of the United Nations
Secretary General to oversee the successful transfer of your $8.9 million scam-victim compensation file.
Sometime last year, the United Nation sanctioned the governments of India, Nigeria, Benin and Malaysia for
not taking enough measures to curb the huge number of fraudulent activities going on within its shores.
I have been mandated in conjunction with the Reserve Bank of India to identify and compensate all fraud victims
or their next of kin with the sum of $8.9 million each. You were identified as either a fraud victim or a next of kin to one.
My predecessor declared you dead because you failed to reply several mails sent to you in the past. On learning about this,
I had to contact you to ascertain the veracity of his claims and guide you on what needs to be done if you are still alive
so you can get what is legally yours.
All you are required to do is to send across for reconfirmation/revaidation, your;

Full name
Address
city
country
mobile number

and the sum of $535 only for the Activation Release Order of your payment file. As soon as this is done, I will personally
create an online bank account in your name and transfer the $8.9 million into it,or issue you with an ATM card with your
beneficial sum fully preloaded.

I urge you to reply now so I can send you my Personal Assistants details with which you can send the fee .


Thanks for your time

EVAN COTTMAN
+918588058610
+1302 316 3349
evancottman1@outlook.com

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