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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: Berchtold Marc <whitemike041@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: berchtoldmarcdonald@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:50:45 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

Dear Sir/Madam,

Email:(berchtoldmarcdonald@yahoo.com)

I got your information and it’s my pleasure to contact you direct via email. My name is Berchtold  Marc, am U.K citizen based in Geneva, Switzerland.

I am seeking a certified company/individual to enter into business joint venture. Currently, my client (investor) mandated to relocate the mentioned capital abroad for massive commercial investments.A joint venture (JV) with total investment of $455M:

Therefore, I want a reliable partner who has extensive experience in Research and Business Development, job creation, commercial real estate & industrial sectors. In fact, we need any business that is able to generate from 10% annually income.

If you are in position to give greater supervision in your region please send me your possible track record/project plan, send direct to below email.

We are in position to assist you throughout all the steps required in funding new project or your existing facilities and/or your construction projects.I mean, we have financial support.Our goal is to be involved in your project, investing in your country.In return,you get a percentage of the revenue from the investment establish under your license.If you’re interested, I am available to speak with you and we can schedule our face-to-face meeting discussion.Your cooperation in this regard will be highly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Berchtold  Marc (Mr)

Sustainable Development | Consultant | Berchtold  Marc| Email:(berchtoldmarcdonald@yahoo.com)


P.S: this letter stated investment capital, please keep it private.

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