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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: Michael Bryan <rbtwa001102@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:58:27 -0700
Subject: LET US DO IT TOGETHER

Dear friend,
Do not be surprise at my sudden contact with you as we have not met before,
I have a lucrative business request to relate with you, which made me to
search for a trustworthy and reliable person that will be of help in
assisting to transact this business with me which will be of mutual benefit
to both of us upon conclusion.

And I believe that with your profile and integrity, you can handle this
proposal with a serious mind, I am contacting you based on the reasonable
amount of money left in our bank, I saw this opportunity while rearranging
the old and abandoned files for official re-documentation in our branch
office.

The owner of this account is the late Mr. Paul Louis Halley who was the
seventh richest man in France, who later died with his entire family and
was among the victims of Dec, 2003 Air-Crash. You can confirm through this
website;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/4537663.stm

I got interested in contacting you hoping that you will be kind and sincere
in helping me to receive this fund in your country valued US$500k until I
come over to your country for sharing and investment as we may agree
Please reply back and let me know if you are interested and ready to do
this business with me.
Thanks, and God bless.
Best regards,

Michael Bryan
LET US DO IT TOGETHER

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