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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: "Geral Brick" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <geraldbrick102@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 08:05:36 -0800
Subject: Good Morning,

Good Morning,

I am searching for who I can trust to invest in your country, and if you can introduce and help me with any good investment in your country. I will take you as my partner on 50% 50% ownership and return on investment ( ROI), I have 18.5m ( Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) Only for the above mentioned investment purpose. And you will be in full charge to oversee and monitor the investment for both of us.

Please let me know if I can trust and count on your honesty and acceptance ? get back to me, I will relate more details to you, kindly reply me at GeraldBricks101@usa.com

Truly Yours
Gerald Brick.
Investment Mandate

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