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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: Samuel Muth <sammuth11@rogers.ca>
Reply-To: samuelmuth3@onet.pl
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2017 05:41:41 +0100
Subject: OBSERVATION IN YOUR FAVOR FROM MUTH SAMUEL.

Dear Fellow Beneficiary,


My name is Samuel Muth ,a citizen of Canada, I have been
trying to claim my fund valued Three Million dollars($3,000.000) from
Nigeria Government since 2010 without progress, the fraudsters keep on
asking me to send money by western union, money gram, bank transfer
for one reason or the other which made me lost over $167,000, all the
document they sent to me was fake .I decided to travel to Nigeria with
some vital information that I have from a friend who claimed his fund
valued $6M with the assistance of one Mrs.Kate Henshaw, Financial
Controller Access Bank Nigeria plc, who is a very sincere person.

I opened communication with Mrs. Kate Henshaw, who so much
assisted me, I spent only 3 working days and claimed my fund in full
payment into my bank accounts in Canada and Thailand. I only spent
$360 only for l e g a l documents. I also came back with my ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS as proof of ownership.


I also saw your file next to my own, Your fund is ready to be
released. I just decided to notify you because I know that you
must have been victimized by the fraudsters in Nigeria who
claims to be top government officials in charge of your
payment.The only solution is to stop all communication with any body
and contact:


Mrs. Kate Henshaw,
Financial Controller,
Access Bank Nigeria Plc,
Email; henshawkate50@ g m a i l .com


Contact her to enable you reclaim your fund, Your
presence may not be needed in Nigeria, You can receive your
fundwithout visiting Nigeria, she is a very good and sincere person.

Acknowledge receipt of this email.

Sincerely,
Samuel Muth,
Ontario Canada.

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