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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: "Engr. D.Bucchi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <db.mailboxx@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 16:15:23 +0100
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Engr. Doro Bucchi
Chairman, Contract Review Committee
Federal Ministry of Aviation
Abuja-Nigeria
Email:db.mailboxx@gmail.com
 
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
My name is Engr. Doro Bucchi, the Chairman of the newly inaugurated Contract Review committee for the Federal Ministry of Aviation (FMA) here in Nigeria. I have the pleasure of requesting your assistance of partnering with us in this business proposal herein below;
 
Thanks as i wait your urgent response
 
 
PLEASE OPEN AND READ YOUR ATTACHJMENT FOR FULL DETAILS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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