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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: David Lee <dip.davidlee002@diplomats.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 19:57:57 +0100
Subject: David Lee



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My name is DAVID LEE, A Portuguese national,I was browsing and I saw your
email, So i decided to write you if you a letter if only your profile is
real, I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. It has defiled all
forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months
to
live. I am very rich, but was never generous; I have given most of my
assets to my immediate family members.

I have decided to give alms to charity organizations. I cannot do this
myself anymore because of my health. I once asked members of my family to
give some money to charity organizations, they refused and kept the money.
I have a huge cash deposit of Eighteen Million dollars with RASCO PRIVATE
AGENCY DELIVERY. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and
dispatch it to charity organizations. You will take out 20% of these funds
for your assistance

I will like you to get back to me as soon as possible and treats with
absolute confidentiality and sincerity

Thank you
David Lee

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