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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: "Mrs. Stella Linus." <jonesa715@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jamse.ben@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:25:12 +0100
Subject: Contact my secretary for your cooperation funds

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from
Paraguay.Presently I’m in Paraguay for investment projects with my own
share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts
and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it
failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary, his name is Mr. James Ben.and his Email
Address ( jamse.ben@outlook.com ) secretary ask him to send you the
total ($3.2M USD Dollars) which i kept for your compensation for all
the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and
get in touched with my secretary Mr.James Ben. and instruct him where
to send the Cheque to you.Please do let me know immediately you
receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffer nest at
that time. in the moment, i am very busy here because of the
investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,
finally,remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on
your behalf to receive that Cheque, so feel free to get in touch with
Mr.James Ben. and he will send the Cheque to you without any delay.

with best regards
Mrs. Stella Linus.

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