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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: Arthur Paul <pte05@zambia.co.zm>
Reply-To: paul10@zambia.co.zm
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:57:27 +0100
Subject: I REQUEST FOR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

Greetings,

I Am Arthur Paul i got your email contact as i was searching for a capable
and trustworthy international business partners.

I am currently interested in financing lucrative projects in this field;
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, MINING, OIL AND GAS, AIRLINE AND
VARIOUS TRADING, JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP.

If you think you have solid background and idea of making good profit in
any of the mentioned business sector OR in any other good investment that
will yield good profit in your country, kindly write for possible business
co-operation.

I am ready to facilitate and fund any business that is capable of
generating 10% Annual return on investment capital provided that the
security of my investment capital is guaranteed.

Let me know if we can do business together.

Regards

Arthur Paul T.
98 Somerset Gardens. Creighton Road.
England. RG1 6JX
Phone: +447024031365
Fax: +447006035403

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