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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: "Abogado Jose Gomez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abogadoom3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2018 12:40:30 -0700
Subject: FROM Abogado Jose Gomez

ATTENTION:
 
My name is Abogado Jose Gomez. I am contacting you from Spain with a business proposal. I am a lawyer by profession and I am acting as a
 
legal representative for a client.My client needs a reliable and trustworthy trustee to assist with an oversea bank account to receive the transfer of her money from a bank here in MADRID- SPAIN.Total amount is 6 million EURO.
Please note that my client has processed the transfer to the final stage. This proposal is LEGAL and your interest will be protected by the law.
I am contacting you on behalf of my client and if you are interested, please let me know and I will inform you the details about the deposit and connect you with my client.
 
PLEASE, NOTE THAT A LEGAL AGREEMENT(MOU) WILL BE DRAFTED BY MY OFFICE TO PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT.
CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST BY SENDING YOUR PHONE NUMBER.
Sincerely,
 
Abogado Jose Gomez

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