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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: kenneth smith <sandrabullocksb16@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kennethsmith0k9@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2023 10:59:26 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

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Greetings Dear Lucky beneficiary,

Dear Beneficiary,

The payment of 10.8 Million USD has been approved to as your wining
prize from the IMF
department.

This payment is as a result of Inheritance Fund which is due to you
from the federal government of United States. Please acknowledge
receipt of this message for more details.

Yours Faithfully,
Ms. Kenneth Smith
Reply to kennethsmith0k9@gmail.com

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