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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: SHEREMENT EVA <sherementeva01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:30:42 -1200
Subject: My Dear

My Dear

My name is Sherement Eva from Ivory Coast, also a banker by
profession. Excuse me for having contacted you this way, I decided to
write to you about this business transaction that I found out here in
my bank. A foreigner from your country, an oil magnet until his death,
made an urgent deposit in our bank with a closed balance of $8.5
million United States Dollar which the bank now undoubtedly awaits
recovery after any of his available foreign relatives or a business
partner. The point is, I wouldn't like the finance house to push my
client's

funds into cash as an unclaimed inheritance. Please reply to me,
Because, I have some important information about this deposit that
will allow the bank to accept you as the beneficiary of the fund.
Thank you

Mrs Sherement Eva

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