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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: "Mr. Chris Lucas" <services@inet.vn>
Reply-To: "Mr. Chris Lucas" <infousssci2014@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:25:02 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: CONTACT YOU ONCE MORE.



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Compliments,

This is the second time I am contacting you in this project. I have a Benefiting Business transaction worth of millions of dollars which requires you to act as a Co-investor Partner to a diseased investor client from ExxonMobil Oil and Gas, where I work as an Audit Accountant. Can you handle this project and can I trust you in this?

If you can handle this transaction, then signify your interest by providing your full names, private contact number and email for more details.

Best Regards,
Mr. Chris Lucas
E-mail: infousssci2014@gmail.com

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