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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: DESAUNAY GENEVIEVE <desaunaydieu@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:34:31 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT

Dear Friend,

I am very sorry to inform you about my plans of Investment of Fund are now
with bank here Can you help me to invest the money? Total amount of
$25,400,000.00. Please if you have idea of any business in your country
where we can invest, please kindly reply me urgently. I will give you 20%
of the total money if you will help to claim this money and the balance
shall be invested in any good investment that both of us will be
benefiting. I wait for your urgent respond so that I will inform the Bank
for the transfer. I will send to you every document including my
identification documents in my next mail. Do reply to me via this my E-Mail
ID-:julietrapa@hotmail.com, Waiting your urgent respond.

Mrs. Juliet Raphael

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