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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: Angel Ng <gjmrtd@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:31:10 -0700
Subject: Good Day To You

Good Day To You,

I am Mr. Angel Ng in Libya. I am interested in a joint partnership venture
with you or your company for a long time and i have USD$150m ready for that.

Area of Investment interest are REAL ESTATE, AGRICULTURE, OIL SECTOR &
CONSTRUCTION, MINES AND ENERGY, ENTERTAINMENT, PHARMACEUTICAL, TOURISM
ETC.Source of funds: PROCEEDS FROM OIL & GAS e.t.c

If proposal is acceptable, we can set up a live meeting.


I will await your message.

Regards.
Angel Ng
Email: a.angelng11@yahoo.com

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