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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 John Godwin <mgrarn694@gmail.com>
Reply-To: godwinjohn0388@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2022 13:52:44 +0100
Subject: MULTI-MILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT

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MULTI-MILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT

Investment worth (1.5 Billion United States Dollars), to be wisely
invested into any of the following:

1 Real Estates
2 Five Star Hotel
3. International Trade/Crude oil
4. Building of a conducive hospital, Skyscrapers, Tourism, etc.

If you have good projects other than the ones stated herein, contact
me for more information, note this volume of money is a very large
amount and does not warrant (Tom & Jerry) to be involved. Simply means
it`s not for a beginner but someone who has deep knowledge about Good
Investment and has established over the years.contact me back for more
details:(godwinjohn0388@gmail.com}

Regards.
John Godwin

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