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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: "Re: Invest In your country" <ggale@riba.pt>
Reply-To: <paulnicholas2017@yandex.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 13:43:41 +0200
Subject: Re; Invest in your country

 
Greetings,
My name is Paula Nicholas I  am the adopted son of  NICHOLAS ANDREA of sierra leaone. I got your contact from google.com
My late father Chief NICHOLAS ANDREA, A gold merchant who lost his life during CHINA FLOOD DISASTER 2017 on his business trip TO china
Therefore I am contacting you in confidence to achieve a common business goal with you,I have decided to write you all about me and myposition here and what I need you to do for me to get my fund and Gold Dust out for investment to enable me relocate in your area for living and investment..
Please if you can handle this project of transferring the Fund/Gold Bar  kindly get back to me to enable me email you in complete details as this fund and gold .
This is the only thing I can call my inheritance after the sudden death of my parent in the hand of china.
We can discuss on it and I need your private email address and direct mobile or phone line for us to discuss in details .
MY DATA: MY NAME: Mr Paul Nicholas
MY BIRTH: 04/07/1975
MY OCCUPATION: MEDICAL SCIENTIST
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
NATIONALITY: SIERRA LEOAN
MY FATHER'S DATA: HIS NAME: MR.NICHOLA ANDREA
OCCUPATION: EXPORTER OF GOLD AND HE DEPOSITED LARGE QUANTITY OF GOLD FOR ME IN THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND WE WILL DISCUSS ON THAT ONCE MY FUND IS CLEARED TRANSFERED
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT  AND THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IS VALUED EUR29.5MILLION AND I NEED YOUR HELP FOR THE TRANSFER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
MY FATHER AGE BEFORE HIS DEATH : 69
NATIONALITY: SIERRA LEOANER
GOLD DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT                              -           ALLUVIAL GOLD BAR
QUANTITY                            -           200 KILOGRAMS
QUALITY                               -            22. CARATS +
PURITY                                  -           94.22%
ORIGIN                                  -           GUINEA CONAKRY
I am going to email you my complete details, the copy of the lodgement document and the fund ownership document for you to know who is contacting you and the amount of money involved.
Yours Faithfully,
Paula Nicholas
paula.nicholas2017@yandex.com
SKYPE -- paula.nicholas2017
Whatsap --- +22962099023
 

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