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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:

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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- davidmather433@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr David Mathers" <info@usa.com>
Reply-To: davidmather433@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:34:17 -0800
Subject: Next Of Kin.

Dear ,
I am Barrister David Mathers,I am the Personal Attorney to Engr. Francisco Hays, a consultant with an oil company here in Lom? Togo. On the 18th of february 2010,my client and his wife were involved in an autocrash accident.Unfortunately they lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since then I have made several contacts as to locate any of his extended relatives, but all proved abortive.hence I
decided to contact you.

I am contacting you to assist in retrieving the money valued at about(US$8.5m) that was left behind by my client with the United Bank for Africa plc Togo Should you be interested please, P.s. furnish me with below
information,after which I will provide you with more details of this
transaction and how to proceed.

1) Your full name and address:

2) Your occupation and age.
3) Your private/direct telephone and fax number for easy communication :

Please get in touch with me with the below email Address: davidmather433@gmail.com

Barrister David Mathers.
Attorney at Law

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