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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: Barbara Scherrer <barbarascherrer@protonmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 18:48:49 +0200
Subject: I need your sincere partnership


=

Dear friend,
I apologize to contact you in this manner. I got your contact from the int=
ernational business email directory. My name is Mrs. Barbara Scherrer, l am=
from Zurich, Switzerland and I am currently working with the Union Bank of=
Switzerland. Please I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum =
of US$12.9 Million which was deposited directly to me by Late Dr. George Br=
umley Jr., who died in a Kenyan plane crash in July, 2003. The late Mr. Bru=
mley was a wealthy Physicians from Atlanta USA, he died in the crash with m=
ost of his direct family members without any legal WILL which made it impos=
sible to locate his lineage; As his account officer I discovered that the t=
otal sum of US$12.9 Million will soon be confiscated in the bank, therefore=
I need a foreigner as you are to position as next of kin to our late custo=
mer for this claim. For more clarification you can read about Late Mr. Brum=
ley's sudden death through the link below.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html
=3000
Please note that this arrangement is required to be a top secret between u=
s and with your true partnership I guarantee you a fast and perfect claim b=
ecause I have every necessary backup documents.
For further information please reply through my private E-mail=3000barbara=
scherrer@protonmail.com
=3000
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Barbara Scherrer

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