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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: Linford Investment LTD <financeiro@saudeesaborfuncional.com.br>
Reply-To: admin@imaniconsult.com
Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 07:54:27 -0300
Subject: SU FONDO APROBADO (AVISO FINAL)



--
Querido Cliente Valioso




Se me ha ordenado informarle que su fondo de compensación por valor de £
25,000,000.00 GBP con nuestro banco debe ser liberado a través de la
banca en línea.




El informe de auditoría que se nos entrega muestra que ha pasado por
momentos difíciles para ver la liberación de sus fondos, que ha sido
retrasado por algunos funcionarios dudosos. Por lo tanto, le
recomendamos que detenga la comunicación con cualquier correspondencia
fuera de esta oficina.




Indíquenos sus datos de contacto, como nombres completos, número de
teléfono, dirección y correo electrónico de contacto para procesar y
enviar sus fondos sin más demora.



Atentamente,
Cornelius H. Wright
Director de la Sección de Remesas Extranjeras
Linford Investment Bank

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