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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 Joseph Petre." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <raguilera@inorbit.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2020 03:56:11 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE? (SHOULD WE PAY MRS ANNE ON YOUR BEHALF?)

Good Day Beneficiary.

Top of the day to you and your humble family, I am Mr Joseph Petre the Head of Foreigh remittance from the Starlight Bank United Kingdom, I have been trying to get hold of you for quit some time now, the reason why i am contacting you for the third time is that My Bank has finally received a list for 20 Unpaid Beneficiary who have been approved to receive 500,000.00 GBP each and your file happens to be among the 20 lucky beneficiary selected to be paid this week, your file was handed over to me for immediate remittance but because the Funds is being Transferred to a foreigh Country an Immediate currency exchange has been made which sumed up to a total amount of $1,350.650.00 USD , i have been trying to reach you for over a week now and my bank wants to confiscate the Money and place it as an abandon property on the Bank report record but because i strongly believe that there must a reason why you are not replying my emails and messages, well since i have not gotten any response
from you for over two wee

A change of ownership Certificate has been arranged with other paperwork backing up the Fund and it origin of legitimacy, regarding the name you would like me to use in opening your emergency Fund release account BUT I GOT NO RESPONSE FROM YOU.

Unfortunately i should have dropped your file long time ago but i just wanted to contact you this last time and if i do not get or hear any response from you then i would drop your Fund release file, but if you are lucky to read this email then i would say Congratulation because i was able to deposit your Funds in a secret account in my name until i get a response from you.

If you are getting my emails and refusing to reply then i am sorry to say that you are absolutely making a huge mistake that would have changed your life for better, maybe by releasing the Online Login information to your money too you maybe then you can understand that this is not a joke.

I am a God fearing man with 3 kids and a wife, we live in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

But Firstly i would like you to verify the information below for my acknowledgement and reference.

Full Names:
Home Address:
Home/Cell Phone:
Age:
Occupation:
Sex:
Nationality:
Annual income:

Please For more information and directives on how to start making use your Funds, i advice you reply to my email or contact me privately on my personal email address raguilera@inorbit.com

Regards From
Dr Joseph Petre.
Head of Foereigh Operations.

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