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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: "Mr Tom brown <filenote023@filenote1.onmicrosoft.com>"@mail.vtx.co.in
Reply-To: tombrowninvestment@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:55:02 -0800
Subject: Hello

Dear Sir,


I am representing the interest of a retired politician who has US$55,000,000.00 (Fifty-Five Million United States Dollars Only) domiciled in a bank in Europe and urgently needs an Investor who can invest / trade with the fund for a period Ten (10) years but can be extended if the investment interest is satisfactory.

However, if you are interested in the transaction please, do get back to me with your full information together with your direct mobile phone so I can introduce you directly to the Financial Consultant who will assist in the coordinating of the transaction.

The Financial Consultant also deals with Bank Instrument such as Bank Guarantee (BG) and Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) in case you are in need of bank instrument.

I wait for your response.

Thanks and God bless.

.
Mobile Line- (+447087624521).
Email: (tombrowninvestment@gmail.com)

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