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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Isaah Mohammad" <info@sfa.education>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 14:16:18 +0100
Subject: Re: Your response for us to proceed as finalized


I am compelled to write you this email for reasons of great business importance. I Agent with Matrix-Solicitors LLP (Matrix)and personal attorney to  your late relative, who left some large amount of money with DIAMOND BANK here before his death in 2012 in an auto crash.

As his personal attorney, I have made several inquiries as directed by the bank with a view to locate you so as to present you as the Next of Kin and beneficiary of my late client and of course claim his entitlement. hence I contacted you so that the process of claim of the fund deposited by my late client can be handed over to you, I got your contact from an business International Journal during my search for this above mentioned issues.

Please note that the fund shall be divided 50/50 between you and I, once it gets into your account according to my plan,Your earliest response to this email will be highly appreciated, Do get back to me as I will not contact anybody till l read from you and if you are not interested do let me know by replying back to me via Email: isaahm@zipmail.com.br.

Regards
Isaah Mohammad
Email:isaahm@zipmail.com.br

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