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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Isaac Boakoh Eric <isaacboakohe@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2021 17:56:28 +0100
Subject: cooperation
Dear Friend
Benefit for you, I wish to seek your cooperation here to receive
abandoned funds.
My late principal moved out huge fund to Europe for an undisclosed
Foreign Partner which I “ALONE†is aware, I want you to liaise with me
to process the fund over to you as that "Partner" and move over these
fund to you in your country or any other country where you have the
ability to receive it for us to share.
I shall deploy the services geared to provide the security it needs
to transfer to your end therefore, I am set to Partner with you to
receive the fund with a sharing ratio of 50-50. I shall provide you
with more details.
Should this explanation meet your understanding and you are
comfortable with the details, then make haste to write me back for
more detail
Sincerely
Isaac
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