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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: Sophia Thomas <sophiathomas635@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sophiathomas617@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:26:12 +0100
Subject: From Miss Sophia Thomas

Hello Please read Carefully,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise, However. I would like
to know more about you, My name is Miss. Sophia Thomas, from
Manchester city in the united kingdom, I work in offshore oil and gas
company in Block NC41 in the Mediterranean Sea here in Libya, I was
involved in oil deal what of $60 million United state Dollars with
some staff's in the company which I have $17.5 millions as my share in
the deal, I want to invest this money in any business you will
recommend to me in your country after receiving the fund.

I am looking for a good and trustworthy / reliable partner that can
handle such business for me, I am still working with the company and I
don’t want the board of directors of the company to know about my
involvement in the deal, that is the reason I contacted you. Because
we are still in high sea working, Note that I have successfully moved
these funds out of Libya's as a family valuables with the help of
BEAUMONT VAULT.

The most important thing is Can I Trust You? Once the funds get to
you, you take your 25% out of the total amount and 75% for me. And
please note that we have to keep this honourable deal top-secret
because I do not want anyone to know about it due to my present
position.We also have to keep a low-profile communication via email
until we achieve our aims.

Your major role in this deal is to find a safe place where my part of
the funds will be invested,I have my interest in real estate or any
other profitable investment that you can handle. If you are interested
I will furnish you with more details. If you know that you will work
with me in one accord, then you are to provide me with the answers to
these questions below.

(1)Your age
(2)Your marital status
(3)Your occupation
(4)Private telephone and fax number
(5)Address
(6)Your credibility and reliability to handle this project

I thank you in advance as I anticipate your cooperation.

Best regards
Miss. Sophia Thomas.

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