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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: "MATIN LEON" <matinleonuk0002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: matinleonuk002@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 22:21:51 -0000
Subject: YOUR RELATIVE

Hello

I am Matin Leon, I will like to discuss about a client's finances and
estate in our care. I believe you are a relative of his but I will need a
confirmation receipt of this message before I can elaborate on the issue
at hand. You can contact me by email for more information on this.


Regards,

Matin Leon


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