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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.Olusegun Adebiosi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <customercareservice73@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 17:55:39 +0100
Subject: Are You Aware ?

To:The Beneficiary,
I received a letter from one lady Aminah Aabidah who claimed to be your next of kin. She told us that you are dead and demanded that your right should be transferred to her.
We decided to send this message through your email to confirm this report but if we do not hear from you after 48hrs, we will believe that what the lady (Aminah Aabidah) told us is truth and effect the release of your over due funds to her without delay.
Best Regards,
Mr.Olusegun Adebiosi,
Chief Risk officer,
First Bank Nig. Plc.
Email:customercareservice73@gmail.com

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