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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: duko mario <dukomario2010@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 11:57:22 -0700
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ON THIS DEAL OF MONEY

Greetings,

I have discussed with the shipping company today concerning moving this box
contents the money $52 Million dollars from mali here to any countries and
it was never a
small tax my dear,there is nothing i can do than to move the money out from
mali
before the director of the mining discover the money and you know what it
means if
the director find out about this money,it means i will loose it, So let us
work
together to achieve this money in your country and i promise you that i
will give
you 40% of the total money if you help me receive the box from the shipping
company ok.


Please you should know that I am not in the position to move out any how
due to my
position in the mining as senior agent but be informed that the shipping
company
asked me to pay $75,000 dollars, Please i will need your help of $15,000
dollars
to enable the shipping company to commerce the shipment of the box contents
the
money to your country, So my dear please can you help to pay the balance to
the
shipping company to enable them to move the consignment to your country
then i
will send to you the shipping company details so that you will contact them
as the
owner of the consignment finalize things with them also to speak with the
director
of the shipping company.

Finally, do not let the shipping company to know now that it was money
inside that
box in case the director of the shipping company ask you and if he ask you
just
tell him it was family treasure thats what i told him until they deliver
the consignment to you face to face in your country hope you understand me
because it was only me and you know that it was money inside that
consignment and if i tell the shipping company it was money inside the box
they will charge me higher and we may loose the money that is why i told
them it was family treasure for the safety of the money and us ok, And i
will send to you the video of the money $52 million dollars which i saw on
the secretary mining laptop if you want ok.

My dear once you receive the box from the shipping company services then
you will
open the box with the CODE number 50050 and make transfer immediately to my
bank
account without delaying ok.

So be inform that i will send to you my bank account information which you
will
send my 60% share to enable me to start investing outside Mali ok.

Hoping to receive you soon.

Best regards,
DUKO MARIO

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