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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: "Stanley George" <investment@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stanley--george1851@live.com
Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 12:14:37 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT


Good Day Sir/Madam,

My name is Stanley George, a financial consultant.I would like to reach
terms with you on investment purposes in your country. Nevertheless, I
hope you do not mind if I take a few minutes of your precious time. I have
a client who intend to partner with you/your company on investing some
amount of monies in your country.

Basically, there is availability of some funds currently by an investor
who has no fore knowledge of investing offshore but yearns for support to
achieving his vision. The investor faced with cumbersome problem of
unstable investment environment in his home country has consulted me to
see how he could make proper investment with his fund hence, my writing
you to partner with him to bring this to a reality as his intent is to see
this project yield good returns.

However, the sector of investment could be diversely ranged in different
areas, but what the investor has in mind is Real Estate which happens to
be one of the world's leading money making ventures in today's world.

As a consultant, I'm willing to go further but for certainty and your
willingness in partnering with him as an offshore partner, a deed of
contract would be prepared between the parties involved, and you would be
rewarded with an agreed commission according to percentage.

Like I said, I am wiling to enlighten you more upon certainty of your been
a willing partner.

Whatever your decision, I would appreciate your response.

Best regards,

Stanley George.



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