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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: INFO DESK <infomyoffice01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:50:45 +0100
Subject: Dear Partner


Dear Partner,

I am very sorry for the delay in responding to your mails. I had a little
internet problem but it is over now and I am glad I finally got hold of
you. I lost so many emails but I am trying to gather as many as I can
though with lot's of mix up. I'm happy to inform you about my success in
getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from
Greece.

Presently I’m in Greece 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

Name: Mr John Henry
Email address: henrymrjohn@gmail.com


Ask him to assist you claim the total $700.000.00 (Seven hundred thousand
dollars) in an ATM card, which I deposited 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 touch with my secretary John Henry as I directed you. I am very busy
here in

Greece because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are
having at hand, finally, remember that I have forwarded instructions to my
secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in
touch with him.

Best Regards,

Lude Mark.

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