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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: =?UTF-8?B?UWluIFlpbmdsaW4g56em6Iux5p6X?= <sponsorsclaimoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 21:52:07 +0800
Subject: Fund Investment
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Inquiry For Investment In Your Country
Please I'm consulting you for my personal investment plan which I would
like to discuss with you and know the possibility of how we can co-operate
and work together to carry it out as business partners; which I believe
will be beneficial to both parties if handled with honesty.
If you have an idea of any business in your country where we can invest the
sum of USD$22.5Million, kindly reply to me urgently and we will discuss how
to achieve this effectively.
I find it necessary to diversify my investments outside my country to
safeguard against the future of my family. For your kind assistance, I'm
willing to offer you the 20% of the total amount for your assistance, while
the balance shall be my capital investment in your country when we come
over.
I am expecting to read from you soon.
Best Regards,
Qin Yinglin 秦英林 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Yinglin#>
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