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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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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: Hans Smith <hansmithpost@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 17:12:50 -0400 (BOT)
Subject: URGENT INVESTMENT OFFER SIR





Sir,
Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via E-mail.
I am Hans Smith. My associates and I have been working in tandem to find a reliable and trustworthy investment manager that will invest the sum of US$250,000,000.00 (Two Hundred And Fifty Million Dollars) for our client from Angola.
We have no particular preference to any area of investment. We are only interested in a foreign investment manager that will invest the funds in profitable and viable investment projects.I saw your profile and We want to have a Profitable Joint Venture with you.Your sincerity is highly needed. Contact me for more details.
Thanks
Hans Smith.

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