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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: Mohammed Al Jayyash <kelychapman92@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mohamjay64@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2020 09:07:00 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Hello Dear Friend.

I am a banker in the remittance department of a bank. There's an
abandoned sum of USD 9.5 Million which has stayed as an unclaimed bill
in our database and I want you and I to have a deal to claim this fund
as we transfer it into your Bank account. I want your honesty in this
as I will offer you 40% as your capital share while 20% will be for
the transaction as no risk is involved. This is a top secret and I
want you to treat it confidentially,Contact me for more details if
you are willing here (mohamjay64@gmail.com) for security reasons so
that I can furnish you with the necessary requirements.

Best regards
Mohammed Al Jayyash.

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