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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Lyane Whane <infolyanewhane1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 07:37:04 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
*Dear Sir, *
*I hope you are doing well? I am a Financial Consultant in London, United
Kingdom.*
*I am contacting you in regards to a confidential matter which involves my
client as He is one of the Russian Oligarchs, both the United
Kingdom/European Union and the USA have frozen some of his assets.*
*He needs your help in receiving sum of US$250Millon in one of the Banks in
United Kingdom which the government is not aware of. All legal documents
stating you as His representative will be presented to the bank.*
*Kindly contact me as soon as possible and I will provide you with more
details for agreements and how to move forward.*
*If this business proposition offends your moral values please accept my
apology.*
*Kind regards,*
*Lyane Whane.*
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