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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: "Dr.Edmund Asher." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <asher093office@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:21:06 -0000
Subject: Re: Hello ...
Attn: Sir/Madam,
My name is Dr.Edmund Asher, I represent & handle the portfolios of a group of elite private investors from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority which is a sovereign wealth fund owned by Emirate of Abu Dhabi founded for the purpose of investing funds on behalf of the people and Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, due to political considerations, one of the investor who has US$98 Million with us is looking for a partner to invest his funds.
I am contacting you with a keen interest to consider a possible investment collaboration with the investor through a viable projects globally.
I will be in a more informed position for further discussions if you signify interest. I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you for your time.
Yours Sincerely
Dr.Edmund Asher.
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