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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: =?UTF-8?Q?Export_Manager?= <tnfisher75211@posta.ro>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 00:12:57 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Good_Day=2c?=

Good day,
I have a Mutual/Beneficial Business Project for you worth Millions of United States Dollars. My name is Tony Fisher. I am the Purchasing Manager with Channel Island Fuels Ltd here in UK. I over-invoiced a contract to the tune of Nine Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($9.200,000.00 USD). All arrangements have been concluded with the paying bank on how to transfer the funds out to a safe foreign account since the original contractor has just been paid his contract payment of $980 Million United States Dollars five days ago. I need a kind person to work with for the immediate claims. Please, should you be willing to assist, the paying bank is already awaiting your interest to execute the transfer within 4-working days.

NOTE; There is no risk involved, treat with utmost confidentiality. This business required high level of maturity, honesty and secrecy because this involves moving or Siphoning some money from my office, on trust to your hands or bank account. You will be entitle to 50%;50% for me. Write me back if you think we can work out this transaction, I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. You should be rest assured that this is 100% risk-free also free from any breach of the law, If Interested Email: tfisher7533032@gmail.com / tonyfisher867@mail-on.us

Yours Sincerely
Tony Fisher
Export Manager/ Channel Island Fuels Ltd
La Collette, St.Helier, Jersey JE2 3NX. UK

Nature of business - Extraction of crude petroleum, Blending and distribution of Lubricating Oils and Trading of Recarburizer; Chemicals; Oil Storage Tanks; Petroleum Distributors; Boiler Repair & Maintenance; Central Heating; Heating Engineers.

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