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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: jonathan.mildread10@laposte.net
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:40:59 +0200
Subject: Votre besoin de financement / Your funding needs


Madame / Monsieur,

Nous sommes un groupe d'investisseur en quête de personnes ou sociétés promotrices de projets d'investissement fiables et rentables.
Dans le cadre d'un partenariat serieux à moyen et long termes, nous sommes disposés à mettre des fonds à votre disposition à hauteur de vos besoins de financement.
Notre surface financière actuelle est de Quatre-vingt Cinq Millions d'Euros (85.000.000 €).
Nous restons à votre entière disposition pour toutes vos demandes de financement et n'hésitez pas à nous contacter.

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Madam / Sir,

We are a group of investors looking for people or companies group having reliable and profitable investment projects.
In the context of a serious partnership medium and long term, we can provide you with funds available to meet your financing needs.
Our current financial capacity is Eighty Five Million Euros (€85,000,000.00).
We remain at your disposal for all your requests for funding and do not hesitate to contact us.





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