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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- revdaliborpaul@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Mary James <mary.james4102@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revdaliborpaul@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2021 07:24:17 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS,

--
How are you? Hope you are doing well? I'm sorry for intruding into
your privacy through this means because I thought you didn't receive
my previous message as this is the second message to you. I previously
contacted you a long time ago regarding a
multi-million-pounds business proposal which we never concluded
because you were unable to finance my proposal then.
Well, I just want to use this medium to thank you very much for your
earlier assistance to help me in receiving the funds without any
positive outcome and also inform you that the business has been
concluded with the assistance of another partner from the United
Kingdom who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion. Due to
your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed during
the course of the transaction despite it fail us somehow. I have
decided to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of
Fifteen Million Dollars only{15,000,000:00).
Therefore, contact my Account Officer Rev. Dalibor Paul on this email
address: { revdaliborpaul@yahoo.com } for the collection of your
sealed ATM MASTER CARD. I instructed him to release the ATM Card to
you whenever you contact him in regards to it. At the moment, I am
very busy with my partner because of the investment projects which we
are having at hand now. I will like you to accept this token with good
faith as this is from my heart. Please do not forget to let me know
when you get the ATM card from him.
Best regards,

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