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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Lawrence Raymond" <felipe@conectaprovedor.com.br>
Reply-To: integritylawgroup.lawraymond@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 28 May 2017 11:02:54 -0700
Subject: Need Your Cooperation.
Greetings
My name is Lawrence Raymond, i am with the Integrity Law Group P.A USA. I am sending this unsolicited email to explore the possibility of a business relationship with you that will mutual benefit anyone lucky enough to be part it. I have $10 Million to invest in a profit yielding venture. This is not an entrepreneurship aid or some kind of trust fund. It is an agreement between my firm and the owner of the fund Master Jayden Clifford Jnr who choose to invest $10 Million of his inheritance.
He is the son of late Mr Francis Clifford who passed recently. Master Jayden who in this case is my client decided to randomly choose a recipient to aid and have found you available to invest and utilize his funds rather than have dormant cash at the bank since he is below 18. Kindly make available your Name, Address, Phone Number and email if you are interested and i will take it up from here.
Lawrence Raymond
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