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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: "Mr. Anung Prabawa"<info@net.org>
Reply-To: officefileritainfo@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:10:48 -0700
Subject: CAN WE PARTNER WITH TRUST 13.68.182.252

Good day,

I beheld your email online in my personal search via internet for a trusted individual to partner with me, so I decided to contact you but I didn't disclose the intention to anyone else because of delicate nature of the deal. I found your email among others and became more desirous to contact you and solicit for assistance and guidance in making business investment and moving (£3.2 Million GBP) into your account.

I am a citizen of Indonesia, working with the Exxon Mobil Corporation London, as oil expatriate. I must plead for your confidence in this transaction as I am a highly placed man in Mineral Resources Unit. I need you as a silent foreign partner whose identity I can use to transfer the above mention sum, at this moment I am constrained to issue detailed information about this profitable venture until I get your response by email. Please, take out a moment of your busy schedule to study this letter and respond urgently for more details as I will be extremely happy.

This fund is accrued legitimately to my unit as commission from foreign contracts, through our private connections. The funds are presently waiting to be remitted from our operational bank.

As you know, I am a civil servant and are not allowed by the civil service code of conduct in United Kingdom, to own or operate bank account outside this country. On the other hand, it is not unsafe to keep the funds here due to unstable political policies. I have been mandated as a matter of trust by my colleagues to look for an overseas silent partner who will work with me to facilitate transfer of the said funds for mutual benefits, since my objective is to invest the fund in a foreign country, it would be appreciated if you could also help me with advises and direction per investing into profitable ventures in your country.

The transaction, although discreet, is legitimate and the fund will be transferred successfully with all necessary back-up official documents showing the legitimate source/origin of fund. The transfer will be effected within a period not longer than one and half week as soon as we reach an agreement, and you furnish me with a suitable response indicating your interest for the investment. I plead with you on one issue, whether you are interested or not, kindly do not expose this information to anyone else. I confirm that the transaction is legitimate and without any risk either to me or yourself.

Thanks, as I await your swift response via my private email: anungpabawa2000@yahoo.com

Warmest Regards,
Mr. Anung Prabawa


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