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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 Chol" <info@indjija.org>
Reply-To: cholarthur90@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 01:29:25 +0000
Subject: LET'S TALK BUSINESS REPLY URGENTLY!

Hello,

With all due respect, my names are Arthur Akuien Chol from South Sudan ,I am soliciting for your full cooperation to enable me invest a certain amount in your company/business on a long term basis based on trust and mutual understanding.

Just to give you an idea of the sector am looking into investing on are oil sector,Marine Equipment,Electrical Equipment and Supplies,Aircraft Equipment,Supplies & Maintenance,Real Estate,Commodities and Development,Textile,Telecommunication,Construction.

You will be totally in charge and i will not interfere in the investment in any way as long as you make returns at the end of every year,the Funds will be moved to you in a secured and confidential way.If you willing to you can meet with my representative either in Kuwait or Qatar.

Regards,
Hon.Arthur Akuien Chol

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