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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "receive a commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Jobert Josiustode <jobert@josiustode.eu>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:26:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Investment program for the project. Amount available for this
investment of 28 million euros
Dear sir
By this e-mail, I declare to you that I had your email address search engine google.fr. I inform you that I am a private investor and I am looking for a very good manager for a capital of 28 million Euros. The manager must find a project of their choice in which it may invest 70% of these funds for a period of 20 years. The amount invested should give 2.5% of output per year. The manager will receive a commission of 30% to the implementation of its project.
As soon as the contract expires, the manager will reimburse 70% of the funds that are entrusted to him. The commission fees received by the manager will not be refunded. The contract for the project is available and I can send it to you, in order to provide you with more information.
Please write to me at my email address (vernetmarc@outlook.com) for a possible Partnership.
Sincerely,
VERNET
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