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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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Fraud email example:

From: "=?ISO-8859-1?B?QmFyciBZYXlhIFBvZ25v?=" <baryayapogno@qq.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 03:35:07 +0800
Subject: Brooks, Barry

Dear Brooks, Barry


I'm Yaya Pogno, Private lawyer to Late Mr.Robert Brooks, a national of your country and Director of Oil Company in Benin Republic West Africa. My client was involved in a car accident with his family; all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquirers to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has proved unsuccessful. He had an account valued at about Nine Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars deposited in Bank here. I want you to stand as the bonafide next of kin since you bear the same surname with him.

Nine Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars can be paid to you since you have the same last name, then you and me can share the money, 50% to me and 50% to you. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. And the way we are going to achieve this is.

Please send your information so that I will send more details to you.

Kind regards
Yaya Pogno

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