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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Nicholas Edward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwardnicky1010@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 08:43:16 -0500
Subject: Attn:

Attn:

Well, to begin, good day sir/ma..... It is my deepest wish that this letter gets to you. My names are Nicholars Edward, one of the international Funds Managers of Fidelity Investment International. I have a Business proposal which i will like us to divulge and make known to you. The World Largest Funds Management Company with over of $2.5Trillion Capital Investment Funds. Nevertheless, as Fidelity Funds Manager, I handle all our Investors Direct Capital Funds and which i secretly extract of 1% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annual on each of the Investor's Magellan Capital Funds.

As an expert, I have made over Seven Million Five Hundreds Thousand United States Dollars ($7,500,000.00) from the Investors Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) within a decade and i am hereby looking for someone to trust this fortune with, who will stand as an Investor to receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magellan Capital Funds. All conformable documents to back up the claims will be made available to you prior to your acceptance.

Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategies and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our Clearing Offices/banks (WIR BANK OF SWISS, BARCLAY'S BANK OF ENGLAND & CITIBANK N.A.of United Arab Emirates, DUBAI) without any hitches or hindrances. Our sharing ration should be 40% to you and 60% for me.

If you are interested in this transaction please feel free to email me your direct telephone number for discussion.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Nicholas Edward.

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