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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: Duncan Sotulan <stelhrry@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dsotulan@hotmail.fr
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:00:33 +0430
Subject: Expecting your feedback

Respected one,

With due respect, am a legal practitioner by profession. One of my
clients who is a national of your country died since 2012 May 14th, on
renal cancer. And he left behind a cash deposit value at
(USD$16.3million) without any heir. SO, AM CONTACTING YOU FOR A
BUSINESS DEAL THAT WILL LAST ONLY 14 WORKING DAYS TO WORK FOR US
TOGETHER AND WE SHARE THE MONEY.

To begin,I will introduce YOU TO THE LONDON BANK AS ONE OF THE
DECEASED RELATIVES SO THAT THE MONEY WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS HIS
HEIR APPARENT. THEREAFTER, I WILL COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY TO HAVE MY
OWN SHARE. NOTE; THIS MUST REMAIN BETWEEN US PLEASE.

If you are interested, reconfirm BELOW INFORMATION TO ENHANCE OUR
COMMUNICATION FOR MORE DETAILS.

(1) Full name: ........
(2) phone number: .....
(3) Contact Address/Country: ........

Waiting for your feedback.

Many thanks.
Mr.Duncan Sotulan
Reply to: (dsotulan@hotmail.fr)

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