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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.George Gordon" <richardcuinning111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: georgegordon333@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:35:32 +0100
Subject: UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

--
I am Mr.George Gordon of the Debt Recovery committee(DRC) My committee
has the mandate to recover unpaid debts associated with contracts,
lottery fund,inheritance fund, loans and grants etc ranging from $ 1M-
$ 19.5m owed to various beneficiaries across the globe (Asia,
Europe,USA, Africa, and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid
beneficiaries to the appointed official paying Banks for immediate
payment of the fund.

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars
were listed among the first fifteen yet to be paid hence this
email.However, we received a petition yesterday from one Mrs.Christina
Morgan that you are dead. According to her,you died in a plane crash
therefore that the fund be paid to her as the heir apparent.She has
submitted her Bank account with FNB for the transfer of the fund to
her.

To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong beneficiary,I have
decided to contact you for confirmation.If I fail to hear from you
after 72 hours,it will be assumed the petition of Mrs.Morgan is true
and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.

Therefore,if you are still alive,reconfirm your particulars as stated
below and send immediately,

1. Your name in full:
2. Address where you want the fund delivered to
3. Your Mobile Telephone Number.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.George Gordon.

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