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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: Phil Tischler <phil_tischler_4@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:39:52 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENT! VISION FOR INVESTMENT.



COMPLIMENT! VISION FOR INVESTMENT.

Attention: Sir/Madam,

I have a transaction of mutual benefits, which I would like to share with you, hoping this might interest you. I am Dr. Phil Tischler. Account Director with UK-Austria Alliance Investment Services. We are interested in going into partnership with you to work with us, to help us establish a medium of investment of lodgement fund in the production of goods, services and in returns make further profit.

There has been a proper availability of investment funding with us by an investor to support the achievement of this vision. The investor faced with cumbersome problem of unstable investment environment in their country which is crippling businesses has consulted with us to see how he could make proper investment with his fund. Hence, we employ that you assist us to bring this to reality as you get good yield of money (i.e. profit) in the investment.

A consult with the investor to invest the sum of 35Million United States Dollars in partnership with you of which commission in % will be paid to you for successfully assisting us getting this fund to you, our firm and investment of the fund with you in all profit made.

If you are interested, please reply instantly and forward your telephone number so we can discuss and I shall provide you with the details of getting this investment funding to you to aid this vision.

Thank you. DR. PHIL TISCHLER Reply to my personal email address,Email: philtischler01@hotmail.com
Email: philtischler02@hotmail.com
COMPLIMENT! VISION FOR INVESTMENT.
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