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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: "Mr. Alexander Keith" <unknown@unknown.comf>
Reply-To: oficelaw202012@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 09:56:30 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,


Dear Friend, I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that=
fund transferred. Now I want you to contact my secretary and ask her for a=
cheque worth USD$1,200,000 which I kept for you as a Compensation for your=
past assistance to me. Her contact details is below; Name: Mr. David West =
Email; ( oficelaw202012@gmail.com ) Kindly reconfirm to her the following b=
elow information: Your full name_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Your address_ _ _=
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Your country_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Your age_ _ _ =
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Your occupation_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Your Phone n=
umber_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Note that if you did not send her the above info=
rmation completely, she will not release the cheque to you because she has =
to be sure that it is you. Note also that I will not be reached by email or=
phone at this moment because I am currently in Baku Azerbaijan for an inve=
stment trip with my share.also note that you will take care of the cost of =
delivery of the Sealed Package to your doorstep. Regards Mr. Alexander Keith

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