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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 Moghalu" <aminul.islam@onebank.com.bd>
Reply-To: info121@onet.pl
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2018 16:59:16 +0600
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT




Dear Friend,

How are you today? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am
using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our
unfinished transaction and transfer of your ATM Master Card, am sorry for
presenting and using someone else in your name to get this transaction
successful. Due to logistic reasons and your inconsistence to the other
best known to you. Right now, I want to inform you that I have
successfully cleared your A.T.M Master Card to someone else account who
was capable of assisting me in this great venture that have been over and
successful.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed in
the course of the transaction forwarded instructions to him on your behalf
to send the ATM Master Card of $750,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty
Thousand United State of America Dollar sansaction I want to compensate
you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $750,,000 (Seven Hundred
and Fifty Thousand United State of America Dollars). I have authorized my
personal secretary James Miller where I deposited the money to issue you
your ATM Master Card, cashable in any A.T.M Machine in your country. My
dear friend I will like you to contact James Miller for the collection of
your A.T.M Master Card.

His name and contact address is as follows:
Name: James Miller
Email: info121@onet.pl

Contact James Miller, At the moment finally remember that I have ) to you
as soon as you contact him without delay. Please I will like you to accept
this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.

Best Regards.
Mr. Kingsley Moghalu


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