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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: "Mr. Abdalla Wail" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aburawei22@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:46:16 +0100
Subject: *****SPAM***** Re: I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

Hello,
 
Kindly excuse my 'invasion" of your privacy, I seek a confidentiality partner to facilitate and provide guidance for investment of funds in your country.
 
I run a private consultancy and currently have access to a high-net-worth individual who due to instability in his Middle Eastern country is interested in a confidential collaboration that can facilitate relocation of his financial resources through investments in real estate or other areas of business overseas.
 
If interested, please contact me for details.
 
Thanks,
Mr. Wail AbdalLa

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