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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: Mccosmo <mccossmomc@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:00:30 +0000
Subject: PROFITABLE VENTURE

Greetings,

I need a trustworthy foreigner to partner with me in this transaction that
is based on trust and confidence that you will not disappoint me.

I am, McCosmos, I work with an international bank in Ouagadougou,
Burkina-Faso, I will appreciate, if my proposal is worthy of your
acceptance and consideration.

There is a certificate of deposit worth of mega family treasure and a
closing balance of $15.3 million United States dollars in a domiciliary
account that has been managed and monitored by me as the senior manager of
the Account/Audit Department of this same bank.

This transaction is legitimate, based on my security report; the funds can
be claimed and transferred without problem, I want to present you as a next
of kin and we will claim the funds in accordance with the law, I will also
give you all the backup information needed, and this is completely legal
and 100% risk free.

If you are interested and really sure of being trustworthy in this
transaction, you can reply to this message and our sharing ratio will be
50% for me and 40% for you and the rest 10% will be our contribution to the
orphanage in your country.

Therefore if you are capable of running an establishment and can maintain
the high level of secrecy required in this project, kindly respond with the
following information for details of the project

1. Your full names and address
2. Your private telephone
3. Your private emails address
4. Age and profession

It would be appreciated if you can also help me with advice and direction
on how to invest into Profitable ventures in your country if possible.

Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.



Best regards,

McCosmos Cosmo

Private email.:cossmo@cosmo.com

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