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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: Javier Aquino Aguilar <cons.jaquino@ypfb.gob.bo>
Reply-To: "elitecfin@gmail.com" <elitecfin@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:24:02 +0000
Subject: Hallo


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Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
International Financial Consultant
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:#e74c3c"><strong><span style="background-color:#f1c40f">NOTA DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD</span></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color:#2980b9"><em>Este mensaje y los archivos anexos que contenga est&aacute;n dirigidos solamente a la(s) persona(s) a quien(es) ha sido encaminado y podr&iacute;a contener informaci&oacute;n confidencial amparada por el secreto profesional, industrial o comercial. Si usted recibi&oacute; este mensaje por error, inf&oacute;rmese de que el uso no autorizado de la informaci&oacute;n contenida en este mensaje est&aacute; prohibido. Por favor notifique inmediatamente a la persona que se lo envi&oacute; y borre el mensaje original. Las opiniones expresadas en el mensaje son &uacute;nicamente responsabilidad del autor y no expresan la posici&oacute;n de YPFB. Si tiene cualquier consulta, por favor cont&aacute;ctese con nosotros a trav&eacute;s de nuestro sitio web en:&nbsp;</em></span><a href="https://www.ypfb.gob.bo/es/">www.ypfb.gob.bo</a>.<br />
Gracias.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="color:#e74c3c"><strong><span style="background-color:#f1c40f">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE</span></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color:#2980b9"><em>This message and its attachments are addressed solely to the persons above and may contain confidential information protected under professional, industrial or commercial secret. If you have received this message in error, be informed that any unauthorized use of the content hereof is prohibited. Please return it immediately to the sender and delete the message. The opinions expressed in the message are only responsibility of the author and doesn&rsquo;t express the position of YPFB. Should you have any questions, please contact us through our web site at:&nbsp;</em></span><a href="https://www.ypfb.gob.bo/es/">www.ypfb.gob.bo</a>.<br />
Thank you.</p>

<p><span style="color:#2980b9">Analizado por <u><strong><em>YPFB FORCEPOINT</em></strong></u></span></p>
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