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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: RYAN HARRISON <ryanharrisonryan58@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:10:52 +0400
Subject: ATTENTION

Beneficiary,

My name is Ryan Harrison, an Audit Manager South African
Contractors Settlement Center Cape Town Branch, my office monitors and
controls all foreign contract settlement here in south Africa, i am the
final signatory to every payment files for the remittance of huge funds
moving within both on the local and international levels in line with the
foreign claim settlement, my proposal is that I would like you as a
foreigner to stand in as the beneficiary of ($12.5m) twelve million five
hundred thousand dollars, from an over-invoiced contract amount here in my
office, due to unstable political environment,

honestly i will assure you a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law both in your country and here in South Africa,
therefore I solicit your cooperation to be in collaboration with me to have
this done, I would like you to respond immediately with me to prepare the
necessary claim document that will pave way to place you as the beneficiary
to subsequently transfer the money to your Account, The money shall be
remitted to your account for us to share in this ratio,50% for me and my
colleagues and 40% for you while 10% will take care of the expenses
incurred in the transaction process, I guarantee the successful execution
of this transaction.

I would like you to provide me with,,

Your full Name.
Your telephone number
Your occupation
your Country,
Your Home Address

your reply. needed

Best Regards,
Ryan Harrison.
Manager.

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