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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: Omar Al-Bashir <a.desiderio@ieos.cnr.it>
Reply-To: o4535553@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 22:17:15 +0200
Subject: I NEED AN INVESTMENT PARTNER



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I have investment funds worth £27,500,000.00 GBP (Twenty Seven Million
Five Hundred Thousand GB-Pounds) and i need a trusted investment
Manager/Partner.
I am interested in you for investment project assistance in your country.
Kindly reply back for more details.

o4535553@gmail.com

Regards,
Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir
Former Sudan President
Presidential term: 30 June 1989 – 11 April 2019

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