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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: rich001clarke@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 04:14:39 -0700
Subject: Greetings,
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to e=
stablish in your country, though I have not met with you before but I belie=
ve, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed some times in life, bas=
e on the situation we find ourselves. There is this amount of money which m=
y late client kept on my position here in Togo Lome before his death. Now i=
have decided to invest this money anywhere safe enough outside our Country=
for me to invest it in a good moving business which will help us in future=
. i want to transfer and invest this fund in any lucrative business were ta=
x will not be too much. If you can honestly be of assistance to me i will b=
e pleased to work with you while you manage the investment for us. It is ve=
ry urgent and I await your immediate reply. Sincerely yours, Mr Richard
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