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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: "Mr. Gamal Ali" <mrbrianstewart00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: contacgamal76@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2021 03:33:38 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY

--
Happy New Year to you and your Family.

My Name is Mr. Gamal Ali. I am a Sudanese Man based in London, United
Kingdom. I wish to contact you for a very important business operation
that will benefit both of us.

I am contacting you based on a good recommendation of your personality
and ability to handle this great business.I am opportuned to assist a
Big Politician in Sudan to secure the sum of $78,000,000 (Seventy
Eight Million Dollars) in a Bank in Spain.

We secured this money in Spain a year ago, through assistance of a
Financial Consultant in Cairo Egypt. This money was meant for foreign
investment abroad by this politician before his untimely death last
week in a hospital in Sudan. (May his soul rest in peace) I am the
only one who knows about this deposit in Spain. The money was
registered in Spain as belonging to the Late Politician and his abroad
Business partner, but no name of this foreign partner was mentioned to
the Bank in Spain during deposit.

Now this Politician is dead and the money is still with the bank in
Spain,I want you to represent this foreign partner as registered in
the bank,so that the bank in Spain can release this money to you
immediately, and then we share the money.

I will give you more information when I hear from you, including my
telephone number and copy of my Identity.I will appreciate that you
keep this business confidential.my private email is
(contacgamal76@gmail.com)

Thank you. I wait for your reply.
Mr. Gamal Ali

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