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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: info@apcallcenters.com
Reply-To: maria.louge@aim.com
Date: 17 Feb 2018 00:59:35 +0200
Subject: My Funds Transfer

Dear Beloved,
Based on your good profile l want to solicit for your help in
fulfilling my wish,I came across your email and decided to send
you my divine charity,I have a 100% risk free business proposal
for you, I want you to Distribute my funds($US 10,300,000.00
million) to Charities,I am suffering from long time cancer.I need
you to help me Distribute my charity funds, because of my health
to the motherless,less privileged and widows,All indication from
my doctor that my conditions is really deteriorating and it is
quite obvious that I have few months to live according to my
doctors I don’t have any biological child of my own who will
inherit this money neither do l have any adopted child, my
relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth
sincemy illness and l cannot live with the agony of entrusting
this huge responsibility to any of them anymore
I have set aside 30% for you,I will tell you more about this
charity work as you reply to my email:maria_louge@aim.com
Remain blessed,Mrs Maria louge

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