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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: <JENNY MALTY>ale.mas@lakuisk.com
Reply-To: jennymalty02@yandex.com
Date: 20 Sep 2022 04:24:30 +0000
Subject: Hello

Hello ,

I’m Jenny, a research assistant of the Research and Development
Department working at one of the leading Bio Pharmaceutical
Companies here in England. I'm looking for a reliable person in
your region to represent my company in sourcing some of our basic
raw materials used in the manufacturing of high quality anti-
viral vaccines, cancer treatment and other lifesaving
pharmaceutical products.

This may not be your area of specialization but it will be
another income generating business out of your specialty. This is
because our company is yet to locate any seller to buy from,
however, I have been able to discover a local dealer who can
supply us with this product. He is selling at a cheap rate, which
is far cheaper than our previous purchases.

I will give you more specific profit details when I receive
feedback from you, if you are interested.

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