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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: "DERIVATIVE SERVICES LLP" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:54:27 -0400
Subject: INVESMENT PROPOSAL - Please read...

Hi there,

I've been trying to get a hold of you over the phone but to no avail. Anyway, I trust this message finds you well. My name is BRAYNE, JONATHAN LUGARD FORREST (Esq.), the Financial Adviser/Investment Broker and the presiding legal counsel to a British Investor client who is interested to Invest in your Country and would like to engage you and your company on this project as a silent partner- be it equity or debt financing as it matches and meets his Investment criteria.

The Investment Amount is valued to the tune of US$167 million. If you are interested, kindly include your direct telephone numbers when responding to this email for full discussion on this proposal.

Respectfully,

BRAYNE, JONATHAN LUGARD FORREST (Esq.) - Member and Chairman

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