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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: Mohammed Al-Jleilati <secureserver@server.com>
Reply-To: mohamedaljleilati@gmail.com
Date: 7 Jun 2021 20:13:23 +0000
Subject: Investment Proposal

Dear Beloved,
I am 
 Mohammed Al-Jleilati with due respect and regard, and am writing this proposal to become my foreign partner for an upcoming business venture in your country.

Consider investing in any project because I have already made a lot of money for it, and will continue doing so in the coming years. In case you have any questions you can ask.

In this channel which I want to invest in are Estate developer, Construction company, Hospital, Hotel Management, Tourism, Import & Export, Sports, Shopping mall, Agriculture & Transportation. Maybe in another investment which you can introduce as my partner. I wait your reply for more in details: 
mohamedaljleilati@gmail.com

Sincerely
Mohammed Al-Jleilati
  
  

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