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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: "Gad. Tamka Esq." <aik@alarko.com.tr>
Reply-To: <gadtamka@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 20:15:35 +0800
Subject: Re: Prospective partner.

Sir,

I got your contact while searching for a prospective partner to do a profitable business with.

I am in need of a reliable foreign partner to synergy with in the realization and execution very profitable business ventures which will involve a non-recourse loan.

You will be required to provide a platform and presence to make the process successful. You may reach me on this email or on my telephone number +44 703 193 9758, if you are interested and or have a project worth investing in . Please note that this requires complete trust and confidentiality as very high worth individuals and companies are involved who put a lot of price on privacy and confidentiality.

I shall provide you with details and modalities once I receive your positive response.

Gad. Tamka Esq.

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