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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: "Joan Gates" <info@data.com>
Reply-To: <mrsjoanrgates@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 03:09:39 +1000
Subject: Re: Can I Trust You? If Yes Please Reply Immediately PJMMEZKXUF

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I am dying of COLON CANCER with short notice of life as stated by my doctor. I have assignment for you to managethe sumof $800,000  USD and givea huge part of the fund to orphanages of your choice.I know you may ask why I'm not giving the money to relatives or my children, we never had any children though. My relatives misused the money I gave to them as they keep asking for more money which is against my wish and goal. Kindly send to me the following information so I can make a LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION FOR CLAIM which will also serve as a POWER OF ATTORNEY in your name. Please contact me now before it's too late by Email-To: mrsjoanrgates@yahoo.com
 
I will need the following information from you;
1. YOUR FULL NAMES:
2. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS:
3. YOUR NATIONALITY:
4. COUNTRY WHERE YOU NOW LIVE:
5. YOUR AGE/DATE OF BIRTH:
6. MALE/FEMALE:
7. YOUR JOB/COMPANY:
8. YOUR MOBILE NUMBER:
9. YOUR REACHABLE EMAIL ADDRESS:
 
I will be waiting to hear from you. Remember that my time here on earth is very short lived.
 
Mrs. Joan R. Gates (Patient)
Email-To: mrsjoanrgates@yahoo.com
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