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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: "Geoffrey Dawson" <test@andrevillemont.com>
Reply-To: bisinigroup@yandex.com
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 02:20:18 -0800
Subject: Re: Offshore Investment

Hi,

I make this appeal with hope you will partner my client to secure his funds with the Barclays Bank in the United Kingdom for investment purpose. The content of this mail are expressed in confidence and solely for your personal consideration please. I am using this medium to request for your assistance and partnership in transferring ownership of the sum of £50,000,000.00 (Fifty Million British Pounds) presently deposited with the Barclays Bank by my client who has been in high political office. I am offering 30% of the total sum for your assistance and 70% will be for my client. I assure you that this transaction is risk-free and 100% legal. More details will be availed to you upon your positive reply to my mail.

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,
Barrister Geoffrey Dawson

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