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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: "Horst Dieter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <horst_dieter01@live.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 14:06:22 +0200
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam , Treat As Urgent.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Horst Dieter from the Budget Office of Nigeria. The individual whose details are given below has his claim tied to several
other contract claims, including yours. He claims to be a contractor, BUT we have observed that he is not. He has smartly smuggled his false
file and tied it with those of some genuinely executed contracts so that his false claim can be paid along with the legitimate ones. As a
result of this wrong doing all the over 40 affected payment files were flagged.


Oscar Bonotan Avila
2017 Sancerre Lane, Carrollton, Texas 75007 U.S.A.
Bank Name: USAA Bank
10750 McDermott Freeway,
San Antonio, Texas 78288


Following the presidential directive to clear all debts owed foreign contractors; we have now decided to communicate all affected
beneficiaries informing them about this issue. We have repeatedly tried to reach this Oscar Avila for some explanations but he is
avoiding us and we have refrained from involving agencies because that could lead to some intense investigations which could affect the quick
processing of the other genuine claims such as yours.

Please also try from your side to see if you can contact this Oscar Bonotan Avila and have him issue you a letter confirming that his
claim is separate and not linked with yours. Get back to me very quickly if he still remains a snub so we can proceed with processing
of your fund with the desired urgency.


This issue is the main reason behind your struggle with processing of your claim, and that has exposed your file to swindlers. But now, the
secret has been unraveled and you will be paid once you are untied with Oscar Bonotan Avila’s bogus claim.

Thanks,
Horst Dieter.

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