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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: "From Mr.Yelihulashvili Serhii" <scotjones137@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rollinslamay@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2022 02:03:39 -0700
Subject: Joint Venture Investment

Hello

My name is Mr. Yelihulashvili Serhii. I'm a Chief Financial Consultant
/Officer with (Alexandria Minerals Corporation.) I have a Business
proposal for you. I want to invest in your country By going into a Joint
Venture Investment with you. There are funds available for investment in
your country. I got your contact during our private search on the internet.

My main interest is in the area of the following: Real Estate
Developments, Agriculture, Hospitality, and transportation, etc. but if
you have other lucrative areas of investment in your country, kindly
present it to us.

Looking forward to hearing from you.


Regards,

Mr.Yelihulashvili Serhii

Joint Venture Investment

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