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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. Fredrick Clifton Hall" <mrfredrikhall@accounts.com>
Reply-To: fredrickhall3@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 08:56:09 -0800
Subject: Re:Hello

From - Mr. Fredrick Clifton Hall

Reply to email: fredrickhall3@outlook.com

Position - Senior Auditor Micro Finance Int’l CU



Greetings Dear Friend,



My name is Mr. Fredrick Clifton Hall, Senior auditor at Micro Finance Int’l Credit Union, I am contacting you in reference to an account of (US$5.5 million Dollars) belonging to my late Client who is Mr. Moises Saba Masri, a Jew from Mexico who was a victim of a helicopter crash since 2010, you can see more information about Saba Masri Moises unfortunate end accident on the website-link below.



http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html



His account is locked with bank official ATM Card which can be withdraw anywhere in the world. I shall give you further details about him upon receiving your response.



However, I cannot do this transaction all alone without employing a foreigner who will stand as the deceased next of kin, as bank procedure demands. By indicating your interest I shall send you the full details about the deceased and on how this business will be executed. Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required for smooth transfer to your account. I await your urgent response.



Please keep this proposal as a top secret and delete if you are not interested. Write back for more details and provide me your phone number and your full name to email,



My private email address: fredrickhall3@outlook.com



Looking forward to receive your response.



Yours faithful,

Mr. Fredrick Clifton Hall

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