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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: "Robert Spencer" <r.spencer@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: r.spencer1691968@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:56:16 -0800
Subject: URGENT PROPOSAL..


Dear Friend,
My name is Robert Spencer, I am a practicing attorney here in the United S=
tate of America. My late client Michael Harris, an American who was a consu=
ltant with Exxon-Mobil here in United State of America died with his famil=
y aboard with the Malaysia air during his contract execution with the Petro=
nas , he left no beneficiary with respect to an account with total sum of $=
7.2 million that has not been operated on for the past many years as a resu=
lt of his death.
I am seeking your co -operation to present you as the next of kin to the a=
ccount as the bank already told me to present his next of kin. Contact me s=
o as to give you more details. Its very beneficial and 100% risk free, I wi=
ll send you the complete proposal as soon as I receive your response. Reply=
only when you have Interest.
Thanks and Please treat as confidential. I wait your urgent response.
Regards,
Barr. Robert Spencer
Tel: +1-202-788-0163
Fax: +1-202-720-4461

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