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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- andrewyoung3333@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Andrew Young" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:35:52 -0700
Subject: Investment
Investment.
Greetings, I hope this letter finds you in good health. I am pleased to contact you on a business platform and I have found your company as a reputable one and also an outstanding avenue for a possible business corporation. We are an investment funding group working on financing projects and our company will be interested to discuss investment financing with your company in any current project you are undergoing that requires funding as we are privately seeking means of expanding our portfolio internationally. We seek to know the possibility of going into discussion with you within your present scope of business. Should you be interested to engage us for a more detailed discussion on the above mentioned proposal, we would be happy to hear from you as we are open to communicate with you on any medium you find convenient for this engagement. Contact me on my private e-mail : andrewyoung3333@gmail.com for further details.
God Bless and protect our path as I look forward to your favorable response.
Regards,
Andrew Young.
Director, Project & Investment.
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