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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: Jonathan Moulds <mr.darko00233@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jonathan_moulds@gmx.com
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 15:48:42 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear Sir

Hello Sir

How are you? I was motivated to contact you after going through your
profile,I would like to build a strong and long term business partnership
with you.I am contacting you regarding a very good business opportunity
which i know will be very rewarding for the both of us,

My name is Jonathan Moulds,I am the Group Chief Operating Officer Barclays
bank (London UK) I am seeking your consent to present you as the
beneficiary of this fund in my branch $5.5 Million US Dollars to stand
claim and receive this money in your account,There is practically no risk
involved in this transaction,This is a genuine business transaction, only
that I can not operate it alone without using a foreigner,

I am also proposing that after a successful execution of the business deal,
the funds will be shared in the ratio 40/60. You will get 40% and I will be
entitled to 60% as the initiator of the deal.I have done my home work
already before contacting you,

All I require is your honesty and full co-operation to enable us see this
cool deal go through,I anticipate your quick response through my personal
email address for further discussion: jonathan_moulds@gmx.com

I await your response.

Best Regards
Jonathan Moulds

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