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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "=?UTF-8?Q?Comit=EF=BF=BD_de_=EF=BF=BDtic?=a e Pesquisa - CFCH" <comitedeetica@cfch.ufrj.br>
Reply-To: scottaubc.foster@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 12:48:20 -0200
Subject: AUBC(Business and Investment Newsletter - 2013/14/inv)

Dear Sir ,

My private practice is consulting for a client who seeks a business partner in
your region.

This client is a first time investor and has indicated interest to invest her
cash portfolio of $ 46.2 M in your country, she has further expressed
willingness to commit this fund wholly to certain areas of business interest
to her including Real Estate, Industry,Energy, Education, Oil & Gas, Health
and Commerce.

The Investor seeks a company with on ground presence and on hand experience in
trade in your country, in which regard, I will like to open up a positive
contact with you to exploit this opportunity, due to the lack of prior
business contact in your region with whom I can undertake the execution of
this brief.

Should you wish to have better information as regards this proposition or wish
to take advantage of this opportunity, do not hesitate to revert back to me
via email.

Have a nice day.

Scott Foster

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