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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: "Dr Vankov Fedorov" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vankovfedorov@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 17:45:02 -0700
Subject: WG: FYI

Am contacting you on behalf of my principal on his intention to seek investments as an angel investor. My principal is interested in moving from his present investment portfolio in Russia to North America.

We seek your cooperation regarding his quest for an investment opportunity in your country. It will be mutually beneficial to both parties if your investment proposal would be acceptable for funding.

I will appreciate if you get back to me with good business proposal for possible investment. You can also revert back to me on this direct email ID:Vankovfedorov1967@gmail.com

Regards
Dr Vankov Fedorov

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