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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: "Marcos" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <marcos@marcosaravena.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 22:14:17 +0100
Subject: Business Oportunity


Business Oportunity

Through some enquiries from our Chambers of Commerce, you and your organisation were revealed as being reputed in private entrepreneurship, one has no doubt in your ability to handle a financial business which will form the bedrock of an extensive business partnership in due course. In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on your status as a respected executive of your Company to believe that you will handle it with all maturity and confidentiality it deserves.

Due to the Latin America's mining and energy boom for the past 10 years,we executed series of contracts under my ministry (CODELCO) where I was the director general.CODELCO is a Chilean State owned copper mining corporation. I am seeking for an experience person that can help us to facilitate the transfer of $27.5 million United States dollars to his or her account for an investment in your Country,The money resulted from the deliberate overinvoicing of old projects executed for the Government by some foreign firms,the concerned contractors has been duly paid.We the officials here have worked out the scheme to benefit us along with any foreign partner who obliges us the materials and channels to push out the funds, our idea being to come over thereafter to share the funds with whoever assists us.

If you can be of an assistance please get in touch for for more details but if you know you are not willing don't bother to reply.




Thanks and high regards.

Marcos Aravena


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