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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: "Ms. Renata Dominik " <renatadnik@lenta.ru>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:50:45 +0400
Subject: Re-Profile

Good Day,

I am Ms. Renata Dominik , I have a business brief which might interest
you on the instruction of a businessman in Moscow whose business
interest spans crude oil refining, mining, construction, real estate and
tourism.

Over the past years the policies of the Kremlin has not been favourable
towards his business and more importantly towards his person who seem to
have a different political view from that of the Kremlin. Without boring
you with politics of Russia, I will go straight to the point to ask for
your cooperation to discreetly re-profile funds worth fifty two million,
two hundred thousand euro own by this businessman from its present
location via a bank in eastern Europe to a new investment location.

You will be paid eight percent for your 'management consultancy fees',
if we are able to reach terms. If you are interested, please write back
to me and provide your telephone number and private e-mail address and i
will provide further details.

Write back to me, i wait for your response.

Regards,
--
Ms. Renata Dominik .

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