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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.Peter Worley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pmworley77@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 01:50:23 -0400
Subject: Goodmorning

I am Peter Michael Worley, a German-British Citizen and the investment adviser to Mr.Mansour Fadlallah Azzam who is currently serving as Minister of Presidential Affairs in Syria and as per the sensitivity of his position and the unstable investment environment in Syria, he wish to transfer his funds to your nominated bank account for you to assist him to invest same in viable industries.

Let me know by return email to pmworley77@hotmail.com, your interest in working with Mr.Azzam so that I can provide you with more information.

Best Regards,
Peter M. Worley

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