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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: "M. Perez Pedro" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mprzpedro@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:05:26 -0700
Subject: RE: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Dear Friend

TOP CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

My name is M. Perez, Pedro, CEO, MP.PEDRO SEGURIDAD SA., I got your contact via the internet and contacted you after going through your profile. I have a clean deal worth $24.5million USD, and I will detail you upon your reply, I assure you, you will not regret taking part in the business. We should transfer the total fund to you, and 60% of the total fund is for me and 40% of the total fund is for you. I will come to your country as soon as we transfer the total fund to you to discuss the area you will help me invest my 60% of the fund in. Please feel free to ask questions if you have any.

Yours sincerely

M. Perez, Pedro,
CEO, MP.PEDRO SEGURIDAD SA.
Office: Calle de Goya, 6-8, 28001 Madrid, Spain

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