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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: Broderick Marsch <marsch.broderick@sedalia200.org>
Reply-To: pd6781521@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2022 09:07:28 -0800
Subject: I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT

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Hello Dear Good Friend,

I am glad to inform you that I have successfully concluded the transaction
of $35, 000,000 Million Dollars, the money has been transferred to Germany
through the assistant of Mr. Aloysius Engelbert who is a Germany base
business man. Currently I am in Germany with him and my wife and children.

However, I did not forget you because you are the source of my success
which you made me what I am now though you are not there to complete this
project with me but I gave all the credit and thanks to you. I know it is
not your fault or rather your wish to back off on me and the transaction, I
understand it was simply because of some circumstances you could not
control.

In appreciate of your assistance I have mapped out as a Compensation and
wrote on your favor a bank draft worth of US $2,500,000.00 Million Dollars
(two million five hundred thousand United States Dollar Only) I left the
bank draft with my Secretary Mr. Pedro Davis on my departure to Germany. I
would like you to contact him with the below information and
instruct him where to send the bank draft to you because I have directed
him on that already.

Attn: Mr. Pedro Davis
Email: pd6781521@gmail.com

As soon as you receive the draft you let me know because I am busy here
trying to put things together and may not be chanced to email you
frequently. Feel free to contact him for your draft, thank you very much
and remain blessed with your family.

Regards,
Dr. Alan Roberts.

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