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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: "PROPUESTA DE NEGOCIO IMPORTANTE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abogados.paticiagomez@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 05:02:35 -0700
Subject: PROPUESTA DE NEGOCIO IMPORTANTE


Primero, debo pedir su confianza en esta transacción; Esto es totalmente confidencial y secreto.
Aunque sé que una transacción de esta magnitud hará que cualquiera se sienta preocupado,
Pero le aseguro que todo estará bien al final del día. Por favor abra el
documento que le envié.

Si está interesado en trabajar conmigo en esta transacción, comuníquese conmigo al
Tel: +34 611 218 467
Correo electrónico: abogados.paticiagomez@gmail.com

Si esta propuesta de negocios ofende su ética moral, acepta mis sinceras disculpas,
pero si desea alcanzar este objetivo conmigo, contácteme con su interés para que
podamos iniciar el proceso de reclamación inmediatamente.
Estoy esperando su respuesta inmediata.

Cuidadosamente,

Patricia Gómez, Abogada.

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