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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: "Dr. Godwin Peterson" <marcelo.neves@canaldoprodutor.com.br>
Reply-To: robertzeal30@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:13:49 +0100
Subject: Compensation ($1.2m)one million two



--
Hello Good Friend.

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently i'm in
Paraguay
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Now contact my Secretary,his name is MR ROBERT ZEAL, on his email
address here
as (robertzeal30@gmail.com) ask him to send you the total ($1.2m)one
million
two hundred thousand dollars which i kept for your compensation for all
the
past efforts and attempts you try to assist me in this matter. I
appreciated
your efforts at that time very much only that it fail us some how. so
feel free
and get in touched with my secretary and instruct her where to send the
amount
to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy
after all the sufferer at that time. in the moment, i am very busy here
because
of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at
hand,
finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on
your
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with MR
ROBERT ZEAL,
he will send the amount to you without any delay.....Do not forget to
use some
money inside to give thanks giving to ALMIGHTY GOD IN ANY YOUR
RELIGION.....my
secretary email address is is (robertzeal30@gmail.com)........

Please make sure you send him your full name to enable him know that you
are
the same person name i wrote on the Bank Draft Check i left with him
before
traveled ok...


1.YOUR NAMEIN-FULL:
2:YOURRESIDENCE ADDRESS=
3:YOUROCCUPATION=
4:YOURDIRECT PHONE NUMBER=
5:YOURORIGIN=======
6:YOUR AGE=

Send an email to him with the above email and apply for your fund as i
have
informed him about you already.

Thanks.
Dr. Godwin Peterson
Compensation ($1.2m)one million two

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