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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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Fraud email example:

From: magnus <go001@biznetvigator.com>
Reply-To: magnus <magnusfaddi@zohomail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:17:09 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?--=C2=A0_GET_BACK_TO_ME_ASAP_!!!?=




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Good day to you and your family.

This is my second email to you.

Please, do accept my apologies, I do not wish to invade into your privacy, I am Magnus Faddi, a lawyer by profession. The matter is about about my late client, Since his death, I have received several letters from his Bank where he maintained a substantial deposit before his death,

The bank has asked me to provide his next of kin or any of his relatives who can make claim to his funds or it will be confiscated and since I could not locate any of his relative I decided to contact you . I'll give further clarification on the subject once I get your response.
This proposal will be of benefit for both parties involved .

It's a project that worths about $10.8 M USD.

Get back to me for more information.

Sincerely

Magnus Faddi
Magnus law


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