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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: "FOREIGN PAYMENT RELEASE DEPT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fundreleasedept@stargatesg1.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:51:14 -0000
Subject: Investment Plan Reply Urgently

Office Address:
82, New Cavendish Street,
London W1M 8AD.
United Kingdom
E-mail:prof.dr.augustynwesolowski.67@gmail.com
 
To: The Managing Director,
 
I am contacting you for an investment interest in your country. I hope you will be in the right position to help me with my search for a stable and
develop society like yours. I have the mandate from my uncle who is presently the minister of Finance in our country to help him solicit your
support for a joint partnership investment in your country. He has a funding capital of One Hundred and Fifty M. USD which is ready for
evacuation for investment in business areas such as; Real Estate,Manufacturing,Oil and Gas including any other business venture that
will be profitable for him.
 
Your mandate will be to provide a business plan and become the investment manager for the project if mutually agreed by both of you. In the light of
this an Asset Management Agreement will be sent to you where it will be expected stated that you keep 30% of the business profit while the balance
will be reinvested into the business with a fraction going to my brother the fund provider. It will interest you to note that the source of the
money is gotten as kick-backs from government contract project. And he has decided to source for an investment manager because within the next few
month there will be ministerial reshuffle in our country and he will lost his seat. In other to secure his future he need to get this investment
funds out.
 
Please indicate your interest in been part of this investment program and joint partnership with him to be able to realize his dream of a better
future. I am doing this for him because he is offering me 10% stake of the business shares. On your response give us a brief personal or company
profile about yourself and some business plan you think you can introduce to my brother. With that I will send you further details of how best to
get this concluded fast.
 
Expecting your respon
 
se soon as we must maintain confidentiality in this regards.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
PROF.DR.AUGUSTYN WESOLOWKI
Principal

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