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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: "Director Oathman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <capitalequityins@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:32:34 -0300
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION, ACT FAST!

We are looking forward in opening a charity welfare organization in your country. the project sum of 21,050,000.00 USD. This project is for the benefit of less-privileged ones, orphanage homes, and handicap that can not work or do daily work. This will help them uplift their living. We got your contact information in the
United National Charity Welfare Organization data base concerning remittance process that was not completed. We want to use this project as a compensation to you.
 
Do not be worried, this project is better and bigger and easier than the other transaction. We want you to handle the job.  By doing this job, you will be an ambassador to the UNCWO were you can get good opportunities for you and your family even extending to your relative and friends.
 
We shall pay you 3,850,400.00USD as a donation and 21,050,000.00 USD for the contract sum for the project. Total some of 24,900,400.00USD shall be transferred to your account.
 
Kindly reply and let us know if you are in-for the project. We shall send you the building construction plan and therefore process the bank to pay you 24,900,400.00 for your self and for the construction contract. It does not matter if you are a contractor or not, we shall send some expert to your country to guild you in the construction. Your duty is to accept the deal and guidance in buying the land as an insider, do all documents for construction to commence and mobilize workers to do the job.
 
Send Your Full Name
Mobile No
 
We shall send you more information you need to guide you in starting the project as soon as we get in-touch with you. We shall send this message to your mail box three times to confirm to know we are dealing with the right contact.
 
Contact us through this email:  capitalequityins@gmail.com
 
Director Oathman
United Nations Welfare Organization

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