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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. Ömer Fatih Sayan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <boetseyoilandgas@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:15:19 -0700
Subject: FUNDS RE-PROFILING

Dearest Confidant

My name is Ömer Fatih Sayan and I got your contact from a verifiable source while searching for a trust worthy person to make contact with.

I sincerely apologize for barging into your privacy but for my quest to sort for foreign investments I decided to contact you.
I have some substantial funds to be invested in your economy and I desire capacity empowerment and a very good portfolio management expert to handle this investment that I expect a high rate of return.

My desire is that you receive and manage these funds on my behalf as my present situation does not afford me direct access. For your services I am willing to negotiate favourable terms.

I will further reveal details of myself and the source of funds once I am certain of your willingness to continue this business venture with me.Here is my private email: omerfatihsayan19@gmail.com.

Regards,
Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan

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