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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:
Reply-To: "Mr. Harold R. Wesley." <officeimf018@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject: your funds $78,000,000,00 Million Usd dollars




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I am hereby to notify you of your funds $78,000,000,00 Million
Usd dollars which supposed to be sent to you by anyway of your choice
but you have kept silent because of the fee that you were told to
send. Please I am here to inform you that the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE has made it very easy for you. Now you are to send only $25
usd dollars itunes card copy or Google play card copy and you will
have your fund $78,000,000,00 Million Usd dollars without anymore
delay. And please you have to reply immediately you get this message
because it is very very urgent.

Please make sure that you send the $25 usd dollars i tunes card copy
or Google play card copy today immediately you get this message
including your information and your bank account details for the
immediate transfer of your total fund $78,000,000,00 Million Usd
dollars Done To Your Bank Account Today which is Monday Okay

Thanks Your,
Mr. Harold R. Wesley.

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