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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: TONY <support@bsic-sd.com>
Reply-To: fishertony001@onmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:11:50 +0000
Subject: I HOPE YOU GOT MY EMAIL

Greetings,
Permit me to introduce myself, I am a financial consultant. I work and act for a private group of rich investors. I presently have a client (Alexander Abramov from Russia) who is ready to provide 100% finance of USD$90m to expand your Business, Investment, Project or Loan to Individuals, Firms and Corporate bodies at 2% interest rate per annum. Considering the current economic sanctions melted on Russia by some European countries and the United States of America which is seriously affecting us now since they stand the chance of losing their funds in most part of Europe especially with the recent sanction by the United States /British Government due to the Russian government's attack on Ukraine. Loans are processed and released within 5-7 working days upon receipt of complete documents, release of Loan Funds is through Swift MT103 Transfer, BG SBLC is through Swift MT799, Swift MT760. Contact me urgently via email address: tfisher001@onmail.com / tonyfisher001@onmail.com

Sincerely,
Tony Fisher (CFP) / Financial Advisor
Branch Offices; USA, Canada, England.

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