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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Richard Bance" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Landfinanceconsultant@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2024 16:12:29 -0700
Subject: NOTICE!!

I consult for a Family in Lubumbashi were a huge deposit of Cobalt is deposited. The family successfully mined this product and moved it from The Congo to Paris in a warehouse for a few months now. The challenge however is that the potential buyers, who are from Saudi Arabia would not want to make payment to their African Bank account directly , They would rather pay to a European, Asian or American bank account. please note that the volume of the cobalt currently in Paris is about 2000kg(2) tons. And the official market price of the cobalt currently is $28,000 per Kg. Meaning that the total price of the product at the warehouse is $56m.

All my Client simply requires of you is to help receive this payment for a possible investment in Your area of Experience, on this all parties will be required to meet in France for contract/MOU Signing and confirm the authenticity and availability of the products and receive payment from the buyer on our behalf.

Please note that a family representative will also be in Paris for these meetings alongside you with the Saudi Buyers. Please confirm your interest so that we can proceed on.

Regards,

Richard.

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