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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: Tony Adams <tonyadams100@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:13:04 +0000
Subject: ATTN: BENEFICIARY!!!





Dear Friend,

How are you today? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I
want to thank you for the assistance rendered to me some years ago,and
to compensate you with the sum of $3,500,000 (Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Of America Dollar). I have authorized
Mr. Raymond Jones to deliver the international certified bank draft to
you.

Please contact him on his email address as follows:

Name: Raymond Jones
E-mail: raymondjones878@yahoo.com.hk<https://mg.mail.yahoo.com/neo/b/compose?to=raymondjones878@yahoo.com.hk>
Tel: +234-812-294-3494

At the moment,I am very busy in the united kingdom because of the
investment projects i am having with a partner In London.

Remember that I have forwarded instructions to Mr. Raymond Jones on
your behalf to send the bank draft cheque of $3,500,000 (Three Million
Five Hundred Thousand United State Of America Dollars) to you. Contact
him now.

Thanks and God bless you.

Best Regards
Tony Adams























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