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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: "Fred Grenville" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <obibench@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 13:50:27 -0800
Subject: Hello

Greetings,

I have a mandate to seek for an individual or corporate entity, that can help channel funds into profitable investments.

The said Funds cannot be traced because it was deposited in a bank and she wants the funds channeled into investments of value or real estate as an anonymous investor either in your Country or any country of your choice under your supervision, If you are interested in assisting, kindly send me an email so we can conclude on the modalities. She is offering you 30% of the total amount for your kind assistance and cooperation.

My Client, Isabel dos Santos is an Angolan businesswoman, Africa's richest woman and the eldest child of Angola's former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country from 1979 to 2017. In 2013, according to Forbes, her net worth had exceeded US$2 billion making her Africa's first female US dollar billionaire.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I will also guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law here or in your country.

Contact me via ( fwgrenville@gmail.com ).

Regards
Fred Grenville

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