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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: "Bill Scott." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <billscott@citromail.hu>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 06:36:24 -0700
Subject: Investment

Hi

My name is Dr. Bill Scott, a Fiduciary Agent/Attorney. Our Firm represents the interest of very wealthy Investors mainly from all parts of the world.

Due to the sensitivity of the positions they hold in their Organizations/Governments, and the unstable investment environment due to the pandemic, they prefer to channel/move majority of their funds into more stable economies and developing nations where they can get good yield for their money and security.

kindly get back to me for more details if you are interested reply to my private Email:drbillscott0@gmail.com

Best Regards.

Dr. Bill Scott.

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