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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: "Mr. William Dudley"
Reply-To: <gtcontinental47@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2023 23:50:04 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT UNCLAIMED

A power of attorney was forwarded to our office this morning by one gentle man, he is an American national and his Name is Mr. Hermann Graber, This man claimed to be your representative and this power of attorney stated that you are dead, he brought an account to replace your information in other to claim your fund of $2,500.000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) which is now lying in a dormant account UNCLAIMED.Please confirm to me immediately if you sent this person to claim the money on your behalf. If you are not the one who sent him on your behalf kindly write me immediately to debunk his claim so that we can process it to you as soon as possible thank you. Contact to My Email is: gtcontinental47@gmail.com

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