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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: Bank of Africa <rud-division@alkuhaimi.com>
Reply-To: bmo325069@gmail.com
Date: 17 Oct 2023 09:15:22 +0200
Subject: Hello

My name is Dr. Jean Paul II bank of Africa manager in Benin
Republic,
The United Nations instruct us to contact you via your email and
make
sure that your ATM VISA CARD worth $25,000,000 is delivered to
you
through DHL, we wish to inform you that your ATM card will expire
in a
few day's time if you do not use your pin before Next month,
contact us
with your mailing address and telephone number immediately of
your ATM
CARD,

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