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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: "MR. JUSN PEDRO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pedromr.jusn@yahoo.cn>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:32:15 -0800
Subject: Investment Proposal

Dear sir,

We are an investment company. We deal with a lot of clients, for investment .They use our firms to look for reliable country or firm through which to invest their funds. We, presently have a client [investor] , who wants to invest his funds in your country ,through your firm..We know that you are reliable investment instruments through which this fund will be invested into.

Our client have with us , he sum of Thirty five million, four hundred and fifty thousand and thirty five us dollars[$35,450,035:00],to invest through a reliable investments instruments that your firm will provide.

Any area of your choice, we will not object to. It may be in area of start-ups or stocks, bonds or in lucrative areas like real estate’s etc.
We are sending to your firm through this proposal for your firm to study , if they are interested injecting the mentioned sum into any investment instruments of their choice ,that your firm will provide.

we want to also to inform you, that the profits to be made from the partnership will be shared in this ratio of 50% [fifty percent to our firm, 405 [forty percent to your firm, who is managing and investing the funds, the remaining 10% [ten percent ], will be for the running expenses to be incurred, in course of the period , that this investments will last.

This ten percent will be used in hiring top class attorney, accountant, financial advisers etc Your firm kind responses will be highly appreciated by our firm.

Thanks for your cooperation in this matter

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. JUSN PEDRO
ATEUS C.E.O PHILLIP CONSULTS INC

E-mail: ( mr.jusnpedro@yahoo.cn )

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