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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: SAVIMBI FAMILY <africazonalrep@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ml123dutch@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2022 06:18:17 -0700
Subject: Re: Investment Proposal
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Greetings to you.
My name is Carlos Savimbi .On behalf of my aged sick mother our
family,I would like to use this opportunity to inform you that my
family want to invest the sum of US$ 9.9 Million in a private
investment of livestock Farmimg or any other profitable investment of
your choice in your Country.
Kindly confirm to me If you have any idea on the above mentioned
investment plan in your country or elsewhere so that we will arrange
to transfer the money needed for the investment into your account .
I also wish to inform you that more details will be given to you on
how the funds can be transferred into your account for the investment.
If you found it possible to assist us,Whereby you have other
investment plan in which part of the money could be invested in your
country, you are free to present it before we enter into agreement
with my family.
Thanks.
Best regards,
Carlo.Savimbi
For the family
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