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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: "Egmonth Group USA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <auch197721@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 12:23:25 +0100
Subject: From Mr. Charles Fries / Reply as you read.

Hi,

This is Mr. Charles Fries from Egmont financial intelligence unit Washington DC. I am contacting you based on intelligence report we received from western union and money gram as your name is among the listed name of the internet fraud victims.

You're hereby advice to acknowledge the receipt of this message as the government have set aside some certain amount as a grant to recompense the internet victims. This is an awesome opportunity to receive back your hard aim money which was taken away by the scammers.

Thank you as we expect your utmost compliance towards this recompense program which has been approved by US financial authority and world bank.

I expect to hear from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Charles Fries
Egmont group

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