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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: Alexander <Alexander-Gilbert@consultant.com>
Reply-To: Alexander.Gilbert@consultant.com
Date: 05 Dec 2021 21:33:26 +0100
Subject: Already a victim of scam ?

First of all, there is no shame in being the victim of one of
these sophisticated and predatory operations. By coming forward
you may be able to recover some or all of your lost funds and
prevent the scammers from targeting others.

Secondly contact this Genius Recovery Advocate,
Alexander.Gilbert@consultant.com

they have an excellent track record in holding scammers to
account including having assets frozen, even where companies have
been set up using fake information.

Their approach is based on close collaboration with forensic
accountants and other experts, prosecution agencies (both
domestic and international) to trace and recover stolen assets.

Don’t let scammers get away with your hard earned money, look for
possible ways to recover your stolen funds.

To recover your stolen cryptocurrency/fund, contact:
Alexander.Gilbert@consultant.com

you will never regret you did.

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