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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: Heinrich Danzmann <manesh@arssoftware.com>
Reply-To: <heinrichdzm1@protonmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 03:34:57 +0000
Subject: RE: OFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY

Hello,

I am Heinrich, Account Manager of a financial institution in Cote d'Ivoire. I would like to talk to you about an important issue that might be of great interest.

There is an interesting opportunity with our company that would help you to improve your activities, so I decided to contact you.

However, I refrain from harassing you with a long read without first having a cordial communication with you. Therefore, I will appreciate your response so that I can give you details about the opportunity offer.

Regards,
Heinrich

This mail is sent from the ARS T&TT(India)Pvt Ltd.

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