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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: "Dr O.Y.Bin Ab" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <omaryassinbinabdullah@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:59:53 +0200
Subject: REFERENCE: JOINT VENTURE OPENING

Good Day To You.

Please excuse the "invasion of your privacy" . My name is Dr O.Y.Bin Ab i am an investor who craves your dexterity in assisting him structure a long term investment in feasible programs you deem appropraite.

On receipt of your reply I would detail comprehensively the format the procedure would be structured prior to meeting, agreement endorsement, processing and onward transfer of investment amount as would be agreed by both entities to your nominated account.

Dr O.Y Bin Ab
Suria Global - UK

EML: oyba2020@financier.com

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