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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: "Mr.Joseph Avery" <accounts@jkabridal.com>
Reply-To: josephavery772@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:45:48 -0600
Subject: COMING TO BUY RAW MATERIALS FROM YOUR COUNTRY



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Dear Sir/Ma,

My name is Mr. Joseph Avery. I want you to be a middleman between a
company coming to your country to buy raw materials in a large quantity.
Contact me urgently through my private email or phone below for full
details. ( josephavery772@gmail.com )
Waiting for your confirmation of interest.

Thanks & Regards,
Mr.Joseph Avery
Broadwalk House
5 Appold Street,
London EC2A 2HA,UK.
Tel:+447031916719

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