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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: RECRUITER AGENCY <brennanwilliam39@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jobrecruit@consultant.com
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:32:40 +0300
Subject: CARLOS SLIM HELU CHARITY FOUNDATION

Beloved,

My name is Carlos Slim Helu, a philanthropist, CEO CARLOS SLIM HELU
Charity Foundation, one of the largest Private foundations in the
world. I believe strongly in "giving in life" I have an idea that
never changed in my mind - that You should use your wealth to help
people and I decided to secretly keep this $6,800,000.00 (six
Millions Eight Hundred Thousand US

Dollars) in your care so that you can use it to help the poor in your
territory in your country.

I am currently in the hospital as i am sending this letter to you,
This fund, the sum of (six Millions Eight Hundred Thousand US

Dollars) is currently deposited with a security company in London, and
i deposited this fund with this security company as"Safe-Keeping" and
i made them to understand that the fund is for charity purpose which
My beneficiary will contact them for the claim of the fund any moment
I wish to and they accepted. This fund is my hard earned money, i
suffered for it, and i wouldn't allow my hard earned money to be
inherited by the British government when i die, because my medical
report yesterday night shows/indicates that i am not going to live
more than 2 months from now and i wouldn't like my money to be
inherited by an ungodly person or the British government. That is why i have
been looking for every possible means to find whom i will keep this
fund in his care so that the person can receive the fund and use it to
help the poor since i am not going to be alive to handle the
humanitarian projects myself due to my current health condition. I am
giving you and your family 30% for helping me execute this noble
projects (Humanitarian projects in your territory), while the rest of
the 70% shall be used for the projects. I just want you to build a
health-care center in your territory and share some money to the poor
people on the street. The health-care center will be built in my name
as "CARLOS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL".


Please if you welcome this letter from me then get back to me as soon
as possible to enable me provide you the contact information of my
attorney so that you can contact him in order for him to direct and
guild you throughout this transaction as to make sure that this
transfer go smoothly, because he is with all the hard copies of the
fund transfer documents regarding this transaction, i handed over to
him all the documents. Or I can provide him with your email address so that
he can contact you. All I know is that I want both of you to work as a
team to see that the transfer of funds is done smoothly.

For more information, Please visit the websites below to find out more
about me:


https://www.businessinsider.com/carlos-slim-helu-is-mexicos-wealthiest-man-2015-7#slim-holds-stakes-in-several-other-publicly-traded-companies-including-caixabank-and-the-new-york-times-8


http://www.carlosslim.com/biografia_ing.html


Reply to this email address: mahammadrahmanoffice@iname.com

Note: Any delay from you will prompt me to start searching for someone else.

Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Carlos.
President, Carlos Slim Helu Foundation.

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