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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: "Mrs Wang Yan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <youandmeyouand4@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 19:00:50 -0500
Subject: Greetings

 
Dear Greetings to you and your family.
 
I am Mrs Wang Yan 47 years of age America citizen. I am a legal/Financial consultant, and I am contacting you for a joint investment plans. Funds are readily available to finance any project as long as its lucrative and profitable as well. The funds I intend to invest was willed by my Late client, Larry W Ellis to his son Petersen Ellis Jr who has Cerebral Palsy from childhood.
 
AREAS OF INTEREST OF INVESTMENT:
Real Estate, Hospital, Oil Servicing Firm, Agriculture or Trading, with full discretionary powers to apply resources, as you dim appropriate for investment purposes. The main aim is to set up a trusted and lucrative investment which will be managed by you on behalf of my client's son. The investment can be in whatever jurisdiction you consider ideal.
 
Amount to be invested: $21M USD
Fund Location: New York, USA
Proof of fund will be presented
Readiness for Investment: 100% ready
 
COMPENSATION:
My client proposes a reward of 20% of the investment value for your entire assistant. We will also negotiate additional compensation at applicable professional rates, with regard to the management of the investment portfolio. If you can handle this, please indicate to enable us commence with all necessary arrangements. In this regards, it is also imperative that you reconfirm your details as listed below
 
REQUESTED INFORMATION:
Name:
Address:
Nationality:
Profession:
Reachable Phone Number:
 
Upon the receipt of your mail, I will then proceed to disclose vital  details to enable us proceed, hence I will give you more details and directives afterwards. If you are willing to work with me, I suggest you provide the above requested details to: youandmeyouand4@gmail.com Note that this is not in any form a kind of loan but partnership.
 
I will be waiting for your kind response.
 
Yours Truly
Mrs Wang Yan.

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