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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Mahmood" <mahmoodshahat11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vtmca2013@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 18:48:20 -0700
Subject: My pleasure to meet you dear, how are you doing !
Hi dear
I represent a Private Investor who wish to invest in your country in
any VIABLE Business/Project but her problem is how to transfer the
fund to your country because she does not want her government to know
that she is investing outside her country. She is also looking for a
good investment Manager who will manage the business for a period of
ten years hence she wish to remain a silent Investor within this
period. She made the money during the time of her Husband as the
country President and deposited the funds cash in a vault in Nairobi
- Kenya.
Because of the Investor's father's top political affiliation with his
government coupled with the fact that she does not want her government
to know that she is investing outside her country, a direct fund
transfer to your account from her country will not be possible and
bank to bank transfer will also expose the Investor's status which is
the more reason she chose to be a silent Investor.
Your assistance is needed to transfer this fund out the country to
your investment account. For this role alone you will be entitled to
5% of the total fund once transferred to your account. Also you will
be entitle to 30% of the AROI as the Investment Manager for a period
of 10 years. The amount involved is US$550 million.
NOTE: I promise you that you will not make any financial commitment
until we finalize this transaction but you will be required to meet
the Investor in Kenya - Nairobi to sign the Confidential Working
Agreement/CWA in person. After the signing of the CWA, your name as a
foreigner will be used to deposit the fund in the bank for further
transfer to your home account in tranches for immediate investment on
agreed VIABLE projects/business.
YOUR FLIGHT TICKET AND HOTEL EXPENSES WILL BE FULLY PAID BY THE INVESTOR.
If you are ready to proceed, I will send to you the Investor's draft
CWA for your review. Upon your confirmation of the terms of the CWA I
will then send to you my Finder's Fee Agreement (FFA) which you will
sign and return back to me before I will introduce you to the Investor
to deal directly with her and arrange a meeting. My Finder's Fee
(commission) of 40% of your 5% earning will be paid to me only after
you must have received the investment fund in your account.
Regards,
Mahmood Shahat
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