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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <Abconsultantcy@mail2president.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 02:29:27 -0000
Subject: Mutual Beneficial Business Relationship..

Dear Friend,
 
I want you to assist me and my partner to receive a package which we are working on how to courier it out of here down to
 
your country,and we promise to give you 20% of the package.
 
We only need your trust with the below information:
 
(1) Your full name (2) Your address (3) Mobile Telephone number (4) Your international passport number or Photograph for
 
us to make the deposit with in your name as the beneficiary.
 
As we have concluded everything,the flight will leave with the package  this weekend that is why we need your trust and
 
assistance for us to make sure the package leave immediately.
 
The content is a luggage consignment box containing the sum of $25.5 million United States dollars accrue from Crude Oil 
 
which we want  to send to  our customers in Europe through a diplomat and it was declared and tagged  personal effect for
 
security and safety purpose.
 
Now, we want to divert the money to you  as the rightful beneficiary so that we all share it to make life better for all
 
of us.
 
All that you need to do is to send us the needed information  for us to  make the deposit in your name for immediate
 
delivery to your designated address in your country.
 
As soon as we make the deposit in your name, all the deposit details shall be made available to you and the diplomat will
 
contact you immediately he arrive your country..
 
Your Kind response is urgently needed via  my private emails:Abconsultantcy@mail2president.com if you are interested otherwise
 
delete the email as a result of the sensitivity of this transaction.
 
Looking forward for  a mutual beneficial business relationship.
 
Thank you
 
Mr.Andrew Bailey.

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