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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 Richard William <maduclinton03@gmail.com>
Reply-To: richardwilliam273@aol.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 23:34:47 +0800
Subject:

Hello,

Compliments of the day. My Name is Mr Richard Kim William I am a senior
Staff with a public Bank here in Wing Hang Bank, Hong Kong, I am
contacting you regarding a confidential business Proposal that will be
of great mutual benefit to both of us, the sum of US$150 Million
United States Dollars only will be transferred to your account after
the processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the
bonfire beneficiary, If you are interested Kindly Contact me on my
private email address for more details: richardwilliam273@aol.com
I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards,

Mr. Richard William

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