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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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Fraud email example:

From: " Afonin Mikhail Vladimirovich." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amvladimirovich@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 15:49:26 +0500
Subject: "NOT SPAM" RELIABLE BUSINESS CONSULTATION

Dear friend,
How are you, I have been going through your profile and I feel you or your company will be the best place for this project. I have important information for you that we both can benefit. Am  Afonin Mikhail Vladimirovich. from Moscow, Russia  working under the Transgroup-N Co. Investment Group ,it’s a great opportunity for people from your country, and Russia to have a mutual benefit.
 
Russia will be hosting the next soccer World Cup in 2018!  The country will be hosting the first World Cup in Eastern Europe and the first World Cup to be held on two continents.  The country submitted its candidacy in early 2009 and was selected by the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich on December 2, 2010. Russia are expecting over 11 trillion dollars investment, we under the Russians government will allow the gate of investment of over eleven trillion dollars investment all over the world.  I was recently approached by a Reserved Client from Russia who dose not speak English because of 2018 world cup, decide to invest the sum of $275 Million and she is  whom I had personally worked with a few years ago with a proposal. What she request a better  company, who will be willing to receive $75 Million & $200 Million total $275 Million on her behalf abroad, and put it to good use for a period not exceeding 10 to 20 years, for a start. The client has! offered these terms:
 
1). 10% commission paid to me and my foreign partner of the total funds successfully evacuated. The funds in question are $75 Million & $200 Million total $275 Million. if successfully invested this fund, extra $2.5 Billion will be also be available for  future investment.
 
2)  The funds will be used by the foreign partner for Ten to Twenty years as a loan without any interest. That is, you do not pay any interest on the money but you give the client 50% of all profits after reducing the tax that accrued from the use of the funds.
 
If these terms are agreeable to you, kindly let me know and I will provide you with all necessary information and procedures involved. Please provide me with your phone number, and I will give you a call whenever you want and explain to you in full details or call me on +7 495 215 2195 88.
 
Best regards
Afonin Mikhail Vladimirovich.
Transgroup-N Co. Investment, Ltd.
Phone: +7 495 215 2195 88.
Email: amvladimirovich@gmail.com
 

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