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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: "Sir Fred Gohmann." <mr.wilfred_grindlaysp@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: "Sir Fred Gohmann." <fredgohmann@zoho.com>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 10:08:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Message From, Sir Fred Gohmann.


 

Message From,
Sir Fred Gohmann.
Purpose; Your Compensation.

Dear Good Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from Italy who is an international business man and oil merchant.

Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my new personal secretary, His contact is:

Name: Eugene Wallars
Email address: eugenewallars@mail.ru

Ask him to send you the total sum of $1,500.000.00 (One Million Five hundred Thousand US Dollars) which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time. So feel free and get in touched with Mr.Edward Paul and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy with my job here in Italy, i might not be free to be responding to your mail, that is why you should adhere to the instructions of my secretary.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my new secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr.Edward Paul. And he will send the amount to you without any delay.

With best Regard,

Sir Fred Gohmann.

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