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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: Brown Williams <mrsrosemarypaul@gmail.com>
Reply-To: w70974@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:09:34 +0000
Subject: Your Urgent Assistance

Dear Sir,

I am a Brown Williams , Account officer to late Ing. Marko , a
National Citizen and former Director of oil and Gas Company in
Africa/Asia before he died. and he deposited some amount of money in
a bank before he died and the mature date for this deposit contract
was 30th of September, 2015. But sadly he was among the death victims
on the 12th of May 2020, disaster in COVID-19 that killed over 2,000
people. Because he was in America on a business trip and that was how
he meet his end.and his account

relationship officer said he did not mention any Next of Kin / heir
when the account was opened.I will like to inform you that my client
deposited the sum of $6 Million in one of the Banks. with a view of
investing it especially in the area of real estate. So I

will like you to give me more details concerning property/estate
business in your country. Please do get back to me, if this proposal
meets your consent so that we can discuss on the way forward. so the
$6 Million in that amount will be credited to your account, and then
I'll come to your country for a share of the money, 30% for me and 60%
for you and 10% will be donated to the orphanage.

I am waiting for your reply urgently, then it will give you further information.

Your full name: ---------
your age: -----------
your profession: -------------
your country : -------------
office phones: ----------------
your private Mobile Phone Number: ---------------

Thanks
Brown Williams

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