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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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Fraud email example:

From: Abdulrahman Elmessmary <abdulrahelems777@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022 13:32:41 +0100
Subject: This post is about project partnership.


Greetings!
Read and respond please?
I sincerely apologize for contacting you without your prior permission.
However, I have sent you two (2) e-mail proposals within the last week
regarding an intending project partnership (IPP). But have not received any
response from you up until now. If I may ask, are you still there? Have you
changed your e-mail address or have you been very busy lately?
Thank you for your time,
-Abdulrahman Elmessmary.

Abdulrahman Elmessmaryâ„¢.
School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University
Located in: Cardiff University
Address: Cardiff CF10 3WT, United Kingdom
Email: abdulrahelems777@gmail.com
Phone: + 44 29 2087 4033

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