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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: Liuos Amb <info@icpc.org>
Reply-To: <lamb23516@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 14:16:12 +0100
Subject: Greeting My Dear Friend,

Greeting My Dear Friend,

How are you today? Please accept my apology for not contacting you earlier before now due to my tight schedules. I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that money under the cooperation of a new partner from India, Presently I'm in India with the partner for some projects with my won shear of the money, Note i raised the total Sum of $1Million United State Dollar for you but finally divided it into to part and keep $500,000.00,for you and another $500,000.00, for orphanage home in the city where i live in India, The reason why I am compensating you is because I used your Name to claim the Fund as the next of kin, but please don’t expose me to the Bank that you are not the real person that finally Claim the Fund with me because that will make the bank looking for me and I will go to jail if the Bank finds out that, in regards to this your
$500,000.00 Cashier Cheque is issued from of my company.

This is to let you know that I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts which you made to assist me in this transaction that failed you somehow, Now i want you to contact my secretary for this little gift of showing appreciation to you, my secretary is Mrs. Angela Dominic and her email is (lamb23516@gmail.com) Address: Whittlesey St Bishop's, London, Phone number +447990040848 ask her to send you the total Amount of $500,000.00, Cashier Cheque which I kept for you for your compensation of your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this transaction, I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So therefor, feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mrs.Angela Dominic and instruct her where to send the amount to you,

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we both can share the joy together after all the hard time sufferings and looking for money to complete the transaction at that time, be it inform that I'm very busy here because of the investment projects that is going on with me and my new partner. finally,before i stop i must let you know that I have given every information and instruction to My secretary on your behalf to make sure you receive your money, so feel free to get in touch with Mrs. Angela Dominic She will send the amount to you without know much process and any delay and she will be taking care shipping the Cashier Cheque to you.

Yours Sincerely
Barrister Liuos Amb
+91-80-26584050.

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