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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: Email Admin<irene@m1.raysound.com>
Reply-To: patrick.brusselairs0@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 12:59:59 -0800
Subject: International certified bank draft


My Dear Friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fun=
d transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from=
Paraguay who is an international business man. Due to your effort, sinceri=
ty, courage and trust worthiness you showed, I want to compensate you and s=
how my gratitude to you with the sum of US$600,000.00 (Six Hundred Thousand=
United States Dollars) I have authorized the Finance House where I deposit=
ed the money to issue you international certified bank draft cashable at yo=
ur bank. Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own shar=
e of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attem=
pts to assist me in transferring those funds despite the fact that it faile=
d us some how. My dear, I will like you to contact the CEO in charge of the=
finance house for the collection of this international certified bank draf=
t. COMPENSATION AND FINANCE HOUSE HEAD OFFICE CONTACT AGENT: MR. Patrick Br=
usselairs EMAIL: patrick.brusselairs0@gmail.com Ask him to send to you the =
total $600,000 (Six Hundred Thousand US Dollars) which I kept for your comp=
ensation 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=
touch with my secretary MR. Patrick Brusselairs and instruct him where to =
send the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so=
that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time. At the mom=
ent, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the=
new partner are having at hand. Remember that I had forwarded instruction =
to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so get in touch with =
him and he will send the amount to you without delay. Finally, my sincere a=
dvice to you as a christian is that you should endeavour to pay your tithe =
to a bible believing church when you get the money share of the money with =
best regards. Sincerely, Mr Frank Williams.

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