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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: Richard Tomba <dr.abdullajasim.cfa22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: richardtomba101@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:35:07 +0100
Subject: Dear Ripley,

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Dear Ripley,

I am a private banker with the Bank of China, here in London. I have
details of a deceased client Named Mr. Ripley who is from your country
and may be related to you. He passed away years ago and I will like to
have your permission to present you as beneficiary of his investment of
$6.4M. Contact me at your convenience for more details.

Best Regards,

Richard Tomba

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