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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: "M. Pascal Yembiline" <mrpascalyembiline16@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:19:36 +0100
Subject: Do Contact me for more details

Dear Friend,


With regards to your email - I got it during my private search for
reliable individuals. Therefore, I sincerely hope this will not
constitute any sort of embarrassment to you at all.

My name is Mr pascal yembiline a staff in
(A.D.B) Ouagadougou, Burkina faso West Africa. am Curious to know
whether you'll be interested in assisting to help me invest our late
client (Mr Liú Zhang) Who died in plane crash on March 22, 2022, at
2:34 p.m. for more details about the crash visit the web site below
(https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-60887970)

Mr Liú Zhang was among the deaths of the 132 people involved in the
accident in Tengxian County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
Region. At about 2 p.m.

A China business magnate who made numbered fixed deposit with this
branch valued $18.5 million dollars I was lucky to
have the scan documents of the funds with me in save position.

I am not proposing a transaction that is in anyway illegal, however it
involves quite a huge sum of Money and I would honestly prefer to have
it done as discreetly as possible by someone who is ambitious and
willing to earn a lot through JV Partnership. Furthermore, I must
reassure you that you are not required to do anything illegitimate to
secure these funds or safety for re-investment purposes in
your country.

With this understanding, we can then move forward and begin working
towards a business relations that would yield serious financial gain
through our joint efforts in the event you'll be interested, and we
can be honest, sincere, and transparent in whatever we do, resulting
in a long term business relations....then I'm prepared to work with
you.

More details will be given as soon as you indicate your interest.

And also acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of my mutual
business endeavor by furnishing me with the following:

1. Your Full Names and Address.

2.Your Direct Telephone Number
3. Your Age

Best regards,

Mr pascal yembiline

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