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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: From Director Dr AYAZ IBRAHIM. <admin@hiflyingllc.com>
Reply-To: ayazibrahimgold@virgilio.it
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:05:06 +0200
Subject: GOLD INVESTMENT ..


Attention Manager/CEO.
Greetings to you.
I am contacting you with a keen interest to consider a possible collaboration through investments in viable projects in your country. As a way of introduction, I am Dr AYAZ IBRAHIM I own a local Mining company and have been into Gold mining with 25 years Experience.
I have 99.99% 23 carat Gold presently now for sale the total kilogram is 300 Kilogram, I am looking for a potential buy that will buy the Gold at good price.
Gold global price for 23 carat 1 kilogram is approximately $62,000.00 USD, I have decided to sale the 300 kilograms of Gold to a potential buyer at the selling rate of USD$45,000.00 for one KG, this is to enable me raise the quick finance that I need to put into my plant project in other to facilitate the project and become one of the leading Gold Mining company with Gold mining capacity of 1000 Kilogram of Gold every month, we can also partner for long term business relationship. I look forward to hear from you.
Best Regards
Director Dr AYAZ IBRAHIM.

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