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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: "NOTIFICATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ipayment223@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 08:46:07 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT

Attention:

With Due respect my name is John Duggan., Bank Manager Guaranty Trust Bank. Permit me as I want to introduce you into this deal that has to do with traveling to Brazil to receive your part of compensation $15,000,000.00 from United Nations. I decided to write to you after a careful thought that you might be honest and serious to handle this project which we can finalize within 10 days and you will receive your agreed compensation Fifteen Million Dollars. To tell you more details about this project and how it will be done. This is new development to receive your compensation without problem at end.

I was motivated to introduce you into this Business deal if you are ready to travel to Brazil to get the Chemical that will be use to clean your money and we are ready to take care of your travel expenses both Hotel Reservation. Get your passport ready because we are going to pay for your Ticket.

1.We are going to arrange flight ticket for you in advance.

2. compensate you with 20% of the total amount of the money which is Fifteen Million United State Dollars only ($15,000,000.00),

Kindly be honest to me so that we can close this deal in few days. I contacted you believing you will not let me down so I need an urgent answer from you so that I will give you the contact of Bank Director in case you need more verification of this project, waiting for your earliest confirmation to enable us proceed.

Yours sincerely
John Duggan

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