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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.Alexis Mata" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexis_mata@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 23:53:45 +0100
Subject: RE: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND REPLY URGENTLY

Dear Partner,

My name is Mr.Alexis Mata I am the present branch Manager in one of
the Bank here in Spain I write to solicit for your
partnership in claiming of $26.7million usd from an account at our Head
Office.

The aforementioned fund $26.7million usd is my share percentage from a
Gold Mining project that i helped financed, influentially.

Furthermore, as a Manager in the bank, I am not allowed to be part of such
a deal, because it's against my company's professional practice policy. So
I am compelled to ask that you stand on my behalf and receive this
fund into any account that is solely controlled by you. I will
compensate you with
40% of the total amount involved as gratification for being my partner in
the transfer.

Below are the details required from you to enable us facilitate the process of
transferring your donation funds swiftly.

Your Full Name:

Home address:

Mobile Telephone #:

Office/Fax Number:

ACCOUNT NO:

Office Address:

Occupation:

Date Of Birth:

ACCOUNT NAME:

Attach scan copy of your International Passport for proper identification.

COUNTRY :

As soon as we receive the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without any further delay. This notification email should be your confidential property to avoid impersonators claiming your fund. For time difference and confidential reasons, I strongly advice that you communicate with me My Private Email: alexis_mata@aol.com


Yours Truly,
Mr.Alexis Mata

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