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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: "Mr. Ngugu Jimia" <drshafli@015.net>
Reply-To: ngugujimia@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 01:13:49 -0700
Subject: President/CEO (Interest in Investing in the Travel Sector)


Dear Sir,

Having gotten your contact, I am happy contacting you based on my knowledge that you are capable of handling an investment, been an expert in the Travel and Tourism Industry, and based on my interest in investing in your country, the United States of America, with you as my managing partner, if you are interested and is capable of handling the amount I am putting forward. I am writing to find out if you can partner with me in investing some funds I have available which I intend to invest in your Country in the Travel and Tourism Sector.

The funds I intend to invest with you as my partner, amounting to US$30,000,000.00 Thirty Million United States Dollars is got from Contract Negotiation that I made for the Government of Benin, the funds is free of any illegality, as all documents are there to cover the funds during transfer.

Please be assured that the funds are from a genuine source and I am willing to present you all the necessary documents to authenticate my claims if you are willing to partner with me in this mutually beneficial transaction. This to you might not be the best way of contact, but, this is the only way I can contact you, so please, bear with me.

Please contact me through my private email address ngugujimia@yahoo.com for details immediately you access this mail. You should write me from your private and secured email address from where we cannot discuss in details. I assure you that you and I would be better with this transaction.

Thanks and God bless.

Regards.

Dr. Jimia Ngugu.



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