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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: "Miss. Elisabeth Allian" <kaith.susan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: elisabeth.allian@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 05:41:39 -0800
Subject: Hello, I want to partner with you.

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Hello, I want to partner with you.

I am Elisabeth Allian, single and never married before. I am
contacting you for something very important. It would bring you much
profit but demands total honesty. Would you be interested to partake
in this honest offer, I will be pleased to tell you more about it and
what steps to take upon your willingness to assist.

Please reply soonest if you are interested, please get back to me for
more details.reply via my private email: ( elisabeth.allian@gmail.com
)

Kind regard,
Elisabeth Allian

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