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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: "Dr Edwin Calvin" <edwincalvin001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: 'Dr Edwin Calvin' <dredwincalvin@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2020 02:02:57 +0800
Subject: =?utf-8?b?TD9JIENIw4BPIEg/SQ==?=


T? b=E1c si Calvin Edwin B?n th=E2n. T=F4i l=E0 b=E1c si Calvin Edwin d?n t=
? Brondesbury, North West London, t?i Anh. T=F4i l=E0m vi?c cho chi nh=E1nh=
UBS INVESTMENT Bank London. T=F4i vi?t thu cho b?n t? van ph=F2ng c?a t=F4=
i s? mang l?i l?i =EDch to l?n cho c? hai ch=FAng t=F4i. Trong b? ph?n c?a =
t=F4i, l=E0 th=E0nh vi=EAn c?a Com-mittee v=E0 Gi=E1m d?c di?u h=E0nh r?i r=
o c?a T?p do=E0n (Van ph=F2ng khu v?c Greater London), t=F4i d=E3 ph=E1t hi=
?n ra m?t kho?n ti?n b? b? roi l=E0 15 tri?u B?ng Anh (15 tri?u B?ng Anh) t=
rong m?t t=E0i kho?n cho m?t trong nh?ng kh=E1ch h=E0ng nu?c ngo=E0i c?a ch=
=FAng t=F4i, =F4ng Steve Allen, ngu?i kh=F4ng may m?t m?ng trong m?t tai n?=
n xe hoi, bao g?m c? v? v=E0 con g=E1i duy nh?t. S? l?a ch?n li=EAn h? v?i =
b?n du?c khoi d?y t? b?n ch?t d?a l=FD c?a noi b?n s?ng, d?c bi?t l=E0 do s=
? nh?y c?m c?a giao d?ch n=E0y. C=E1c quan ch?c c?a Ng=E2n h=E0ng d=E3 ch? =
d?i b?t k? ngu?i th=E2n n=E0o dua ra y=EAu c?u n=E0y nhung kh=F4ng ai l=E0m=
di?u d=F3. C=E1 nh=E2n t=F4i d=E3 kh=F4ng th=E0nh c=F4ng trong vi?c x=E1c =
d?nh v? tr=ED ngu?i th=E2n, t=F4i t=ECm ki?m s? d?ng =FD c?a b?n d? gi?i th=
i?u b?n v?i tu c=E1ch l=E0 ngu?i th=E2n / Ngu?i th? hu?ng cho ngu?i d=E3 m?=
t c?a qu? n=E0y d? s? ti?n thu du?c t? t=E0i kho?n n=E0y tr? gi=E1 15 tri?u=
B?ng s? du?c chuy?n v=E0o ng=E2n h=E0ng c?a b?n l=E0 t=E0i kho?n ti?p theo=
c?a ngu?i th=E2n v?i c? =F4ng Steve Allen. =D0i?u n=E0y s? du?c gi?i ng=E2=
n ho?c chia s? theo t? l? ph?n tram n=E0y, 60% cho t=F4i v=E0 40% cho b?n. =
T=F4i d=E3 b?o d?m t?t c? c=E1c t=E0i li?u ph=E1p l=FD c?n thi?t s? du?c s?=
d?ng d? sao luu khi?u n?i n=E0y m=E0 ch=FAng t=F4i dang th?c hi?n. T?t c? =
nh?ng g=EC t=F4i c?n l=E0m l=E0 di?n t=EAn c?a b?n v=E0o c=E1c t=E0i li?u v=
=E0 h?p ph=E1p h=F3a n=F3 t?i t=F2a =E1n ? d=E2y d? ch?ng minh b?n l=E0 ngu=
?i th? hu?ng h?p ph=E1p c?a qu?. T?t c? nh?ng g=EC t=F4i c?n b=E2y gi? l=E0=
H?p t=E1c, B?o m?t v=E0 Tin c?y trung th?c c?a b?n d? cho ph=E9p ch=FAng t=
=F4i th?y giao d?ch n=E0y th=F4ng qua. T=F4i d?m b?o v?i b?n r?ng di?u n=E0=
y s? du?c th?c hi?n theo m?t th?a thu?n h?p ph=E1p s? b?o v? b?n kh?i m?i v=
i ph?m ph=E1p lu?t. T=F4i mu?n b?n hi?u r?ng t=F4i d=E3 l=E0m vi?c trong ng=
=E2n h=E0ng n=E0y du?c 17 nam v=E0 t=F4i d=E3 c=F3 th? d?m b?o t?t c? c=E1c=
t=E0i li?u ph=E1p l=FD d? cho ph=E9p b?n th?a k? qu? n=E0y Vui l=F2ng cung=
c?p cho t=F4i nh?ng di?u sau: v=EC ch=FAng t=F4i c=F3 v=E0i ng=E0y d? ch?y=
n=F3, di?u n=E0y r?t H?P D?N. 1. H? v=E0 t=EAn 2. S? di?n tho?i di d?ng tr=
?c ti?p c?a b?n 3. =D0?a ch? li=EAn h? c?a b?n 4. Ng=E0y sinh Tr?i qua m?t =
cu?c t=ECm ki?m c=F3 phuong ph=E1p, t=F4i quy?t d?nh li=EAn l?c v?i b?n v?i=
hy v?ng r?ng b?n s? th?y th?a thu?n n=E0y th=FA v?. Vui l=F2ng x=E1c nh?n =
th=F4ng b=E1o n=E0y v=E0 cho bi?t s? quan t=E2m c?a b?n, t=F4i s? cung c?p =
cho b?n th=EAm th=F4ng tin. C? g?ng d? cho t=F4i bi?t quy?t d?nh c?a b?n c=
=E0ng s?m c=E0ng t?t. Tr=E2n tr?ng, Ti?n si Calvin Edwin

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