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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: "MIDDLE EAST PARTNERS" <middle.east.partners@asia.com>
Reply-To: mep.inc10010@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 02:11:30 -0700
Subject: 100% FINANCIAL INVESTMENT OFFER!

MIDDLE EAST PARTNERS
HOUGHTON HOUSE, NEW ROAD TEAM VALLEY TRADING ESTATE GATESHEAD TYNE & WEAR UNITED KINGDOM - NE11 0JU

4 June 2014

Sir/Madam,
I would like to take this brief opportunity to advise you that I have certain amount for immediate Investment in your country. The areas of interest for any viable project such as Real Estate Projects, Hotel/ Resort Projects, Merger/Acquisition Projects, Business Start-up and Expansion Projects, Oil/Gas Projects, Mining Projects, Government/Municipal Projects, Motion Picture/Entertainment Projects, and many other types of projects, to name a few.

Please feel free to contact me with your Serious Inquiries Only for further details and information at your earliest convenience. I look forward to receiving your reply ON EMAIL: mep.inc10010@gmail.com.

BENJAMIN OUATTARA
MIDDLE EAST PARTNERS
HOUGHTON HOUSE, NEW ROAD TEAM VALLEY TRADING ESTATE
GATESHEAD TYNE & WEAR UNITED KINGDOM - NE11 0JU
Email: mep.inc10010@gmail.com

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