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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: "Dr. Mack Wilson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mackwilso6@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2022 10:30:23 -0700
Subject: Mutual Investment Opportunity For You

Greetings,

I hereby formally ask your consent to present you with this mutual investment opportunity for consideration, based on my private search via the (F.C.C) for a reliable partner with the capacity to go into a beneficial business partnership. Due to the sensitivity and political position of the person involved in his country- Angola, I have been mandated to source for a foreign partner solely for safekeeping / re-Investments of his Assets/funds in excess of US$37,512,000 million in the form of Investment Funding, Foreign Loan or Joint Venture.

Once I am convinced of your ability to handle the said Assets, and maintain absolute and non-disclosure of sensitive information thereby keeping all details at your disposal very confidential, I will provide you with necessary information and documentation relating to the said Assets and particulars of the client for your perusal. If you have the required management skills and capacity, viable projects or possible investment opportunities, or existing business that requires financial support on any level, said assets/funds could be transitioned into an Investment Fund under your sole management and operations for an agreed term which will be exchanged in form of MOU/Partnership agreement.

I am available to discuss the above subject in detail, please feel free to connect with me on the below-mentioned number on receipt of this message for any questions and clarification, Thanking you for your time in reading my message, and I look forward to hearing back from you soon and hoping you would treat the content with the utmost discretion. Should you have further interest in our business collaboration options and to see our complete procedures,

Yours Truly,

Dr. Mack Wilson

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