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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: Robert Gren <ari.hermawan@putramubacoal.com>
Reply-To: mpinvestment_rob1@financier.com
Date: 11 Jan 2024 00:41:05 +0700
Subject: Hope you read my last email

Greetings from the desk of Robert Gren a chief financial officer with a leading finance investment firm , we are a consultant and financial investment adviser with High Net-worth individuals and Lending organization. Presently, I have an investor looking for a competent partner or company owners to work with that can guarantee a good return on investment(ROI). My client will open to provide the funding to finance startups, business idea & projects, researches & developments as well as business expansion & mergers. I will give you more specific details when received your feedback Robert

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