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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: zaccheausdelphine9@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:51:22 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS

Untitled form

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFw1IESSkCoTUBKiOKNjpO628Ez1gfqVlSJAx6742IVCe1Wg/viewform?vc
Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred under the
cooperation of a new partner from London. Presently I'm in London for
investment
projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget
your past
efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that
it failed
us some how.

Now contact my secretary, Her name is Mrs Delphine Zaccheaus and her Email
Address secretary email:(delphinezaccheaus61@gmail.com)ask Her to send you
the total $3,700.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts
and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at
that time very
much. so feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mrs Delphine
Zaccheaus
and instruct her where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after
all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, i am very busy here because
of the
investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,
finally,
remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf
to receive
that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mrs Delphine Zaccheaus and
she will
send the amount to you without any delay.

With best regards
Mr Carl Patrick.

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